Robert Byrd

Barge facility gets permit

Barge facility gets permit The Associated Press HUNTINGTON — A Huntington company plans to build a loading facility on the Ohio River that can accommodate up to 15 jumbo-sized barges. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued a...

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To-do list aside, Congress honors Confucius, cowboys

This session of Congress has taken up hundreds of "commemorative" resolutions Marking Confucius' 2,560th birthday was the "height of silliness," Rep. Campbell says The purpose? Declaring National Pi Day and honoring Confucius'...

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Dems Have No Excuse for Failing on Health Care

Dems Have No Excuse for Failing on Health Care AlterNet Yes, political changes are hard. But if Democrats don't deliver now, no excuse will cut it. The single biggest complaint I hear by non-DC insiders is the sheer dysfunction...

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Kentucky: State Solicits Applicants for Byrd Scholarships (Associated Press)

"The Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority will be accepting applications for Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarships from Dec. 1 through Feb. 1," the Associated Press reports. "All high school seniors are eligible for the...

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Time's Up, Big Daddy

A South Carolina senator has introduced a constitutional amendment that would set congressional term limits. It should carry the image of a certain West Virginia senator who's been in Washington far too long. Republican Sen....

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Malfeasance Redux

Because some things bear repeating, I’m reposting this in light of the current activities regarding the health care legislation, as well as rumblings that B.O. is going to try and sign us up for Kyoto 2.0, which however, I...

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Too old for presidential succession

Congratulations to Sen. Robert C. Byrd (D-W.Va.) on becoming the longest-serving member of Congress in U.S. history [news story, Nov. 19]. That's quite a record, but it also reminds us that, because of his position as president...

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Rockefeller wants changes in health care bill

West Virginia Public Broadcasting Rockefeller wants changes in health care bill West Virginia Public Broadcasting By Sara Sciammacco, Capitol News Connection November 23, 2009 · Senator Jay Rockefeller is pushing hard for...

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Health Care Payola

Health Care Payola Wall Street Journal Maneuvering on health care in the Senate may come down to who wants it more -- and Republicans are drawing a line at some of the more aggressive dilatory parliamentary tactics open to...

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Unhealthy Lobbying

The President of the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce, Steve Roberts, wants West Virginia's Senators Robert Byrd and Jay Rockefeller to "withhold voting to advance national health care reform until the Obama Administration,...

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