State on perpetual welfare - West Virginia

The State of West Virginia, a spinoff from Virginia at the time of the civil war, one that aligned with the North, has been on perpetual welfare ever since. The state is the poorest in the nation and remains so...

West Virginia Senator Robert Byrd Dies at 92

Senator Robert Byrd (D-West Virginia) Dies at Inova Hospital Senator Robert Byrd, a Democrat representing West Virginia, died at age 92. Robert Byrd was the longest-serving member of Congress in US history, having...

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...

Sen. Byrd Hospitalized

"ABC's Z. Byron Wolf reports: On the same day the second longest sitting senator had brain surgery, the longest sitting senator was hospitalized with a fever.Ninety-year-old Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va., was...

Former Exalted Cyclops of the KKK endorses Obama

Former Exalted Cyclops of the Ku Klux Klan endorses Obama By Albert N. Milliron, Iron Mill Interactive Media, inc. Some may say that it is a historic day in politics as Former Exalted Cyclops of the Ku Klux Klan,...

Cherokee Nation faulted for ousting Freedmen

"Indianz.Com > News > Cherokee Nation faulted for ousting Freedmen A former leader of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma faulted his tribe on Friday for ousting the descendants of former African slaves. Former...

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...

Pelosi Lied, American Samoans Cried

"As far as the 110th Congress is concerned, that’s all just business as usual.The good news is that Nancy Pelosi has proved that women are indeed equal to men when it comes to deceit, corruption and hypocrisy....

HEP ME! - 'Godfather of Soul' James Brown dies

"ATLANTA - James Brown, the dynamic, pompadoured "Godfather of Soul," whose rasping vocals and revolutionary rhythms made him a founder of rap, funk and disco as well, died early Monday, his agent said. He was...

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.

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