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Byrd Now Stands as History's Senior Senator

By Steve Inskeep
Published June 12, 2006 at 6:00 AM EDT
Sen. Robert Byrd speaks about mine safety during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing, Jan. 23, 2006.
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Sen. Robert Byrd speaks about mine safety during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing, Jan. 23, 2006.

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