Article: Don't even try to suggest he's too old.(QuickQuotes)(Robert Byrd )(Brief article)

Article: Senior Democrat refuses to back troop ...
The New American;  February 5, 2007 ;     504 words ... ... belief was wrong then; it is wrong still today. Twenty thousand more troops won't make it right." Never a supporter of the war, Sen. Robert Byrd (D-W. Va.) is totally opposed to the troop escalation announced by President Bush.

Article: Who'd Replace Byrd on the Senate Appropriations ...
U.S. News & World Report;  March 24, 2008 ;     700+ words ...Byline: Paul Bedard Sen. Robert Byrd's two recent stays at the hospital (http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2008-03-05-byrd_N.htm ...

Article: EU/US: MINISTERS AGREE SANCTIONS AGAINST BYRD DUMPING ...
European Report;  April 27, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... India, Japan, Korea and Mexico as co-complainants in the dispute. The amendment is named after West Virginia Senator Robert Byrd who wrote the measure. The US has handed out over $1 billion in four annual distributions to US companies since 2000. In ...

Article: ONE IN A HUNDRED.(West Virginian of the 20th Century, Senator ...
State Legislatures;  July 1, 2001 ;     466 words ...Getting a once-in-a-century award is quite an honor indeed. U.S. Senator Robert Byrd recently accepted the award as West Virginian of the 20th Century in a ceremony at the West Virginia House chamber, where he began ...

Article: Senator angered by prediction of "long-term presence" in ...
The New American;  October 29, 2007 ;     563 words ... ... Defense Robert Gates told Congress that more funds were needed to keep U.S. troops in Iraq for years to come, Senator Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.) responded sharply and claimed that the Appropriations Committee he leads would not "rubber stamp" requests ...

Article: Byrd Wants Air Force To Look Into Unmanned U-2 For Surveillance ...
Defense Daily;  October 4, 2001 ;     700+ words ...By Marc Strass Sen. Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.), chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, wants the Air Force to take a look into developing an unmanned ...

Article: You would think, from the cartoons and the commentary, that ...
National Review;  June 2, 2008 ;     697 words ...You would think, from the cartoons and the commentary, that Clinton had revived the politics of the young Robert Byrd. Give her, and us, a break. What she said, trying to put the best face on her disappointing showing in North Carolina and ...