shygye Posted June 28, 2010 Report Share Posted June 28, 2010 Link Sen. Robert Byrd of West Virginia, a fiery orator versed in the classics and a hard-charging power broker who steered billions of federal dollars to the state of his Depression-era upbringing, died Monday. He was 92. A spokesman for the family, Jesse Jacobs, said Byrd died peacefully at about 3 a.m. at Inova Hospital in Fairfax, Va. He had been in the hospital since late last week. At first Byrd was believed to be suffering from heat exhaustion and severe dehydration, but other medical conditions developed. He had been in frail health for several years. Byrd, a Democrat, was the longest-serving senator in history, holding his seat for more than 50 years. He was the Senate's majority leader for six of those years and was third in the line of succession to the presidency, behind House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave32 Posted June 30, 2010 Report Share Posted June 30, 2010 Shydude is back on his game. o6dx8AfTmQk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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