http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Robert_ByrdFind stories, videos, and photos about Robert Byrd from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:51:33 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Robert_Byrd14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Robert Byrd from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/18/robert.byrd.congress.record/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/18/robert.byrd.congress.record/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen Robert Byrd came to Congress from West Virginia, a postage stamp cost 3 cents and kids were clamoring for a new toy called Mr. Potato Head.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:23:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/20/kennedy.letter/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/20/kennedy.letter/index.html#cnnSTCTextSen. Edward Kennedy, who is battling brain cancer, is urging Massachusetts officials to change a law to allow for an immediate temporary replacement should a vacancy occur for one of his state's two Senate seats.Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/22/concealed.weapons/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/22/concealed.weapons/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Senate on Wednesday narrowly rejected a controversial measure to allow people to carry concealed weapons from state to state.Wed, 22 Jul 2009 20:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/12/corridor.h/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/12/corridor.h/index.html#cnnSTCTextAfter more than 40 years and $1.5 billion, West Virginia's massive "Corridor H" project is getting another boost from the Obama administration's economic stimulus package, despite questions over whether the project will ever be completed.Fri, 13 Mar 2009 02:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/21/kennedy.hospital/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/21/kennedy.hospital/index.html#cnnSTCTextSen. Ted Kennedy "left the hospital this morning as expected, his spirits are good, and doctors want him to get some rest," a Kennedy aide said Wednesday.Wed, 21 Jan 2009 18:16:00 ESThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20253686,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20253686,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnThe "Lion of the Senate," who has a brain tumor, is hospitalized but "feeling well," says his doctorWed, 21 Jan 2009 17:57:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/07/campbell.brown.byrd/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/07/campbell.brown.byrd/index.html#cnnSTCTextWe have lived through a week unlike any other in our nation's history. We are not the same country on Friday that we were on Monday.Sat, 08 Nov 2008 10:35:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/16/beck.crisis/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/16/beck.crisis/index.html#cnnSTCTextDespite the best efforts of our politicians to convince us otherwise, there is no easy way out of the financial crisis we've created.Thu, 16 Oct 2008 21:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/07/martin.townhall/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/07/martin.townhall/index.html#cnnSTCTextDuring the Democratic primaries, I wrote a column for CNN.com about how easy it is for any candidate to tar and feather another about their associations with less-than-acceptable figures.Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:11:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/23/contractor.hearing/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/23/contractor.hearing/index.html#cnnSTCTextTens of billions in taxpayer dollars have been lost, wasted or remain unaccounted for in Afghanistan and Iraq, and some of those funds -- and some missing weapons -- have landed in insurgents' hands, a U.S. senator alleged Wednesday.Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:38:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/10/petraeus/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/10/petraeus/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Senate on Thursday confirmed Gen. David Petraeus as the new chief of U.S. Central Command, placing him in charge of American forces in the Middle East and Afghanistan.Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/06/18/vet.buckles/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/06/18/vet.buckles/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.S. Senate on Wednesday honored 107-year-old Frank Woodruff Buckles, the last living American World War I veteran.Thu, 19 Jun 2008 01:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/06/02/byrd.hospitalized/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/06/02/byrd.hospitalized/index.html#cnnSTCTextSen. Robert Byrd was hospitalized Monday night, a spokesman said.Tue, 03 Jun 2008 19:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/06/03/byrd.hospitalized/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/06/03/byrd.hospitalized/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. Sen. Robert Byrd, the chamber's longest-serving member, will remain in a Washington hospital for "several more days" for treatment of a mild infection, his office said Tuesday.Tue, 03 Jun 2008 19:45:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1809789,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1809789,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsFailed presidential candidates never have an easy time back in the Senate, but Clinton's return will be particularly toughTue, 27 May 2008 23:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/05/19/dems.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/05/19/dems.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs Barack Obama targeted John McCain in his attacks Monday, Hillary Clinton told her supporters the race for the Democratic nomination is "nowhere near over."Tue, 20 May 2008 02:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/26/byrd.hospitalization/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/26/byrd.hospitalization/index.html#cnnSTCTextSen. Robert Byrd, the Senate's longest-serving member, was admitted to Washington's Walter Reed Army Medical Center for observation Tuesday after a fall at his home Monday night, his spokesman said.Wed, 27 Feb 2008 01:52:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/07/senate.pro.forma/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/07/senate.pro.forma/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy took 29 seconds Monday to open and close the Senate, the latest move in a standoff with President Bush over recess appointments.Mon, 07 Jan 2008 18:17:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/19/budget.battle/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/19/budget.battle/index.html#cnnSTCTextAfter months of stalemate, the Senate late Tuesday passed a huge government spending bill that includes billions of dollars requested by President Bush to continue the war in Iraq.Wed, 19 Dec 2007 12:55:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/02/bush.veto/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/02/bush.veto/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Bush certainly will veto legislation expanding a children's health insurance program by $35 billion over five years despite Democratic pressure lobbying him to change his mind, White House spokeswoman Dana Perino reiterated Tuesday.Tue, 02 Oct 2007 16:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/09/12/martin/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/09/12/martin/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen federal prosecutors in Virginia released details of the dogfighting charges against Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick, all hell broke loose. Wed, 12 Sep 2007 17:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/05/10/capitol.green/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/05/10/capitol.green/index.htmlU.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's plan to make the U.S. Capitol complex more environmentally friendly is being hampered by the reluctance of lawmakers from coal-producing states to implement changes at the complex's coal-burning power plant.Thu, 10 May 2007 17:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/02/27/democrats.iraq/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/02/27/democrats.iraq/index.htmlSenate leaders said Tuesday they will hold off debating a repeal of the 2002 Iraq war authorization, possibly due to divisions that have emerged in the Democratic caucus over how to proceed on addressing the war in Iraq.Tue, 27 Feb 2007 21:11:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/06/15/mine.safety/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/06/15/mine.safety/index.htmlAs the only survivor of a deadly mine explosion and relatives of lost miners looked on, President Bush on Thursday signed a bill he called the most sweeping safety overhaul of the American mine industry in nearly three decades.Thu, 15 Jun 2006 16:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/06/12/byrd.access/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/06/12/byrd.access/index.htmlU.S. Sen. Robert C. Byrd on Monday became the longest serving senator in history, passing the record held by the late Sen. Strom Thurmond of South Carolina.Mon, 12 Jun 2006 14:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/04/17/upandcoming.tm/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/04/17/upandcoming.tm/index.htmlTIME identified five U.S. senators it views as emerging forces in "the world's greatest deliberative body."Mon, 17 Apr 2006 19:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/02/28/homelandsecurity.budget/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/02/28/homelandsecurity.budget/index.htmlBoth Republican and Democratic senators took aim Tuesday at the president's proposed 2007 homeland security budget in a hearing, saying it fails to live up to Bush's strong warnings about the threat of terrorist attack.Tue, 28 Feb 2006 20:12:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/01/26/alito/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/01/26/alito/index.htmlThe Senate's top Republican decided Thursday to force a showdown on Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito early next week, with the two Democratic senators from Massachusetts pushing to block a vote.Thu, 26 Jan 2006 21:09:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/01/23/mines/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/01/23/mines/index.htmlFollowing the deaths of 14 West Virginia miners in less than three weeks, state lawmakers on Monday approved legislation aimed at improving the chances of survival for miners trapped underground.Mon, 23 Jan 2006 22:52:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/EDUCATION/09/16/constitution.day/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/EDUCATION/09/16/constitution.day/index.htmlTime for a civics pop quiz: Do you know which constitutional amendment protects you from "unreasonable search and seizure"?Fri, 16 Sep 2005 14:26:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/08/22/8270007/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/08/22/8270007/index.htmWHICH TOWN IS THE SOCK CAPITAL OF THE WORLD? IT'S a ridiculous question (unless you happen to have an unhealthy affection for hosiery), but it illustrates a problem of historic dimensions for the U...Mon, 22 Aug 2005 04:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/05/27/old.bulls/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/05/27/old.bulls/index.htmlWhy didn't the nuclear option go off in the Senate this week? Turns out some old bulls had new plays, including the political Play of the Week.Fri, 27 May 2005 21:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/05/24/filibuster.fight/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/05/24/filibuster.fight/index.htmlThe looming Senate showdown over filibustered judicial nominees has been averted by a bipartisan agreement that gives both sides some -- but not all -- of what they wanted.Tue, 24 May 2005 07:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/05/23/filibuster.tm/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/05/23/filibuster.tm/index.htmlSenators spar over tradition, and with one another, in a largely generational row over the filibusterMon, 23 May 2005 14:23:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/05/13/filibuster/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/05/13/filibuster/index.htmlMavericks have rights in the United States Senate. This week, they got something else -- the political Play of the Week.Fri, 13 May 2005 20:48:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/04/21/filibuster/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/04/21/filibuster/index.htmlWhile re-inventing himself at age 87 in his 47th year as a senator, Robert C. Byrd has denied his clear past use of parliamentary maneuver to force majority rule in the Senate.Thu, 21 Apr 2005 23:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/01/19/rice.confirmation/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/01/19/rice.confirmation/index.htmlIf some Democrats have their way, Condoleezza Rice will not be confirmed as secretary of state as expected when the Senate meets on Thursday.Wed, 19 Jan 2005 08:26:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/12/08/intelligence.bill/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/12/08/intelligence.bill/index.htmlThe Senate voted 89-2 Wednesday to approve a sweeping overhaul of U.S. intelligence as proposed by the independent commission that investigated the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.Wed, 08 Dec 2004 07:55:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/04/26/congress.iraq/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/04/26/congress.iraq/index.htmlTwo senior Democrats demanded on Monday that the White House provide an accounting of how $40 billion in emergency antiterrorism funds was spent after the attacks of September 11, 2001.Mon, 26 Apr 2004 22:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/04/01/senate.byrd/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/04/01/senate.byrd/index.htmlA new milestone was reached Thursday in the U.S. Senate, when Sen. Robert Byrd -- already the record holder for casting the most ballots in the Senate -- voted for the 17,000th time.Thu, 01 Apr 2004 20:47:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/04/08/74840/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/04/08/74840/index.htmIn a speech to the Association of Community College Trustees, Senator Robert C. Byrd, the West Virginia Democrat who heads the Senate Appropriations Committee, said four-year institutions were . . ...Mon, 08 Apr 1991 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/05/09/70529/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/05/09/70529/index.htmROBERT C. BYRD, 70, who is stepping down as the Senate's Majority Leader, on that institution: ''It isn't meant to rubber-stamp the President or to be a second House of Representatives. It isn't me...Mon, 09 May 1988 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1987/04/27/68974/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1987/04/27/68974/index.htmLOUIS HARRIS, 66, pollster, on how the public views Wall Street: ''The American people are fed up with takeover raiders and insider traders. Such types are viewed as little better than predators.''...Mon, 27 Apr 1987 04:01:00 EDT