Senator Byrd Hospitalized With Minor Infection Over The Weekend

Senator Robert C. Byrd, the longest serving member of Senate, was hospitalized last Friday with fever that was caused by a minor infection, but is expected to be released within a couple of days. Senator Byrd, who is 91, was one of the two American officials who have...

War Widows Lobby for Better Benefits

"Marie Jordan Speer and Jessica Byrd each sent a husband to war. Each became a widow in her early 20s. Speer had a 1-year-old son. Byrd was pregnant with her son. Suddenly on their own, both women were again dependent on their families. The biggest difference between their...

Breaking: Hillary introduces bill to Deauthorize Iraq War

" The following is a transcript of Senator Clinton's remarks on the Senate floor: SENATOR CLINTON: Madam President, I rise to join my colleague and friend, Senator Byrd, to announce our intention to introduce legislation which proposes that October 11, 2007 -- the five...

Hillary calls for a mulligan

"In last week’s Democrat debate, one candidate actually showed some testosterone on the subject of National Security. Yesterday, realizing that the strong rhetoric left her uncomfortably alone on the Peace Train, Hillary Rodham-Clinton decided to join former klansman Robert...

Clinton Proposes Vote to Reverse Authorizing War

"WASHINGTON, May 3 — Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton proposed Thursday that Congress repeal the authority it gave President Bush in 2002 to invade Iraq, injecting presidential politics into the Congressional debate over financing the war. Skip to next paragraph The Reach of...

Iraq Resolution: Senate Roll Call

"Iraq Resolution: Senate Roll Call Associated Press El Paso Times Article Launched:02/17/2007 02:01:36 PM MST The 56-34 roll call by which the Senate refused to advance a nonbinding resolution disapproving of President Bush's troop surge in Iraq. On this vote, a ''yes'' vote...

W. Va. weighs record term for Byrd (AP)

" CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Leaning on two canes, Sen. Robert C. Byrd ( news , bio , voting record ) hardly looks like a billion-dollar industry — or "Big Daddy," as the 88-year-old Democrat calls himself. No matter: Voters once again are looking beyond Byrd's age to his...

CNN.com - Byrd spokesman defends senator's Hitler remarks - Mar 3, 2005

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sen. Robert Byrd's description of Adolf Hitler's rise to power was meant as a warning to heed the past and not as a comparison to Republicans, a spokesman for the West Virginia Democrat says.