Read more Robert Byrd stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/28289/robert-byrd.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:04:22 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74300/robert-byrd-now-longest-serving-legislator-ever.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWest Virginia Sen. Robert C. Byrd has become the longest-serving lawmaker in congressional history, a milestone to be marked today with a Senate resolution. "I look forward to serving you for the next 56 years and 320 days," Byrd said, adding that he was sorry his late wife Erma was...http://www.newser.com/story/74300/robert-byrd-now-longest-serving-legislator-ever.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 18 Nov 2009 8:39:46 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70014/fall-sends-byrd-to-hospital.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSen. Robert Byrd is at the hospital after a fall at his Northern Virginia home, the Washington Post reports. The 91-year-old West Virginia Democrat has been scarce at the Capitol recently after a previous hospitalization that ended in June. The longest-serving US senator ever “apparently stood up too fast this...http://www.newser.com/story/70014/fall-sends-byrd-to-hospital.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 22 Sep 2009 11:27:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67876/kennedys-senate-class-full-of-lions.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIt’s no wonder Ted Kennedy became a lion of the Senate, writes Tom Schaller of FiveThirtyEight.com: he learned from the best. Kennedy began his first full term with the 88th Congress in 1963, and the list of senators sworn in alongside him contains “a safari’s worth of talent.” Including:...http://www.newser.com/story/67876/kennedys-senate-class-full-of-lions.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 27 Aug 2009 8:05:18 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67839/byrd-rename-health-bill-for-kennedy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSenator Robert Byrd wants his colleagues to honor Ted Kennedy by renaming health care legislation in his honor, Politico reports. “As a tribute to his commitment to his ideals, let us stop the shouting and name calling,” said Byrd, 92, himself in poor health. "My heart and soul weeps at...http://www.newser.com/story/67839/byrd-rename-health-bill-for-kennedy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 26 Aug 2009 13:38:15 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59368/sen-byrd-hospitalized-with-minor-infection.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSen. Robert Byrd, at 91 the Senate's oldest and longest-serving member, has been hospitalized with a temperature spike reportedly caused by a “minor infection,” his office said today. “He is being treated with antibiotics, responding well, and is expected to be released from the hospital in a few days." Byrd...http://www.newser.com/story/59368/sen-byrd-hospitalized-with-minor-infection.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 18 May 2009 11:46:50 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54221/dont-use-budget-process-for-big-reform-gop-to-obama.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTo circumvent a likely 60-vote minimum in the Senate for big-ticket bills like health reform, President Obama is considering pursuing proposals through a budgetary tactic known as reconciliation, where just 51 votes are needed and no filibustering is allowed. But Republicans are having none of it, Politico reports. Senate Republican...http://www.newser.com/story/54221/dont-use-budget-process-for-big-reform-gop-to-obama.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 24 Mar 2009 11:34:03 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/52459/obama-has-too-many-czars-critics-complain.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBarack Obama loves czars. He’s got an energy czar, an urban affairs czar, an economic czar, and, most recently, a health reform czar, making him the most czar-happy president ever, scholars say. But lawmakers worry they’re losing ground in the "super aide" craze, the LA Times reports. Sen. Robert Byrd...http://www.newser.com/story/52459/obama-has-too-many-czars-critics-complain.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 05 Mar 2009 10:05:25 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/48474/kennedy-suffers-seizure-collapses.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTed Kennedy suffered an apparent seizure and was taken from an inaugural lunch at the Capitol today by medical personnel, Politico reports. Kennedy’s health troubles came minutes after fellow senator Robert Byrd also had to leave the event due to medical troubles; Byrd was conscious but was having trouble eating,...http://www.newser.com/story/48474/kennedy-suffers-seizure-collapses.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 20 Jan 2009 14:20:32 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/43225/constitution-may-sink-hillarys-state-chance.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagShould Barack Obama nominate Hillary Clinton for secretary of state, the confirmation process could be the least of her worries, the Washington Post reports. The Constitution prohibits any member of Congress from assuming a federal post whose salary has been increased during the lawmaker’s term; cabinet salaries have risen by...http://www.newser.com/story/43225/constitution-may-sink-hillarys-state-chance.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 20 Nov 2008 12:35:09 CST