Senator Robert Byrd aaga dunia...R.I.P.

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West Virginia senator Robert Byrd, longest serving US senator, has passed away. He was 92 yrs old.


Robert Byrd, longest-serving member of Congress, dead at 92 - CNN.com

 

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Robert C. Byrd

 

[Kamaka]

Is he a democrat or republic?

 

[Kilembwe]

Is he a democrat or republic?

What does this has to do with his death?!!!!!!! RIP Senator

 

[Rufiji]

Is he a democrat or republic?

He was a Democrat.....No offense, next time try to be a little inquisitive by googling.

 

[Ab-Titchaz]

Remembering Sen. Robert Byrd.

In this Sept. 19, 1960 file photo, Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. John F. Kennedy, D-Mass., second right, is welcomed by, from left, West Virginia Sens. Robert C. Byrd and Jennings Randolph and State Attorney General and Democratic nominee for governor, W.W. Barron, extreme right, as Kennedy arrives for a speaking appearance at Civic Hall in Charleston, W. Va.

In this June 10, 1963 file photo, President John Kennedy shakes hands with Sen. Robert C. Byrd, D-W. Va., at American University graduation exercises in Washington June 10, 1963. The university gave Kennedy an honorary doctor of law degree. Byrd earned his bachelor of laws degree, cum laude, through night school study

Sen. Robert C. Byrd, D-W. Va., repacks his briefcase after keeping the senate in a round-the clock session with a more than 15-hour speech on Jan. 10, 1964. The 46-year-old opponent of the civil rights bill said he made his marathon speech in hope of defeating eforts to cut off debate on the bill.

In this Feb. 23, 1969 file photo, then-President Richard Nixon shakes hands with Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., left, before leaving Andrews Air Force Base for Europe. First lady Pat Nixon, head turned, chats with Sen. Robert Byrd, D.W.Va., at center


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In this July 13, 1976 file photo, U.S. Sen. Robert F. Byrd of West Virginia plays the fiddle with clapping accompaniment by his wife and U.S. Sen. Jennings Randolph of West Virginia during reception at the American Hotel in New York.

An undated photo of Byrd's late wife Erma Ora James Byrd. Mrs. Byrd died in 2006 at age 88. She battled illness for five years before her death.

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[Ab-Titchaz]

These men are now together in eternal peace.....Amen

Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va, left, and Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., talk to reporters on Capitol Hill Thursday, Jan. 30, 2003 to discuss situation in Iraq. On Thursday, President Bush put allies on notice that diplomacy will give way to a decision on war in "weeks, not months," spearheading an effort to sway an array of critics in world capitals and on Capitol Hill.​

 

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Victoria Kennedy, left, widow of Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., kisses Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.V., as Kennedy's hearse stops in front of the Senate steps of the U.S. Capitol as members of Congress and their staff pay their respects during a precession for his interment in Washington, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2009.

Sen. Robert Byrd was the longest serving senator in U.S. history. He served for more than 50 years, was senate majority leader for six of those years, and was the third in line to the presidency, behind Rep. Nancy Pelosi.

Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va. is wheeled to a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 20, 2010

U.S. Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va., center, speaks during a news conference as Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., left, and Gov. Joe Manchin listen Saturday, Sept. 23, 2006, prior to the annual Jefferson-Jackson Democratic dinner in Charleston, W.Va

Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.V., arrives for the inauguration of Barack Obama and Joe Biden at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. Byrd had to be taken from a congressional inauguration luncheon after Sen. Ted Kennedy collapsed.


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[Tindikali]

Mr. Byrd’s political life could be traced to his early involvement with the Ku Klux Klan

In the early 1940s, he organized a 150-member klavern, or chapter, of the Klan in Sophia, W.Va., and was chosen its leader at a meeting.

...when the more sweeping Civil Rights Act was before Congress in 1964, he filibustered for an entire night against it, saying the measure was an infringement on states’ rights.

New York Times hawana cha "marehemu hasemwi vibaya."