The Register-Herald, Beckley, West Virginia

Remembering Senator Robert C. Byrd

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  • In this May 20, 2010 file photo, Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va., readies his microphone as he arrives to question panel members on Capitol Hill in Washington, during the Senate Health and Human Services subcommittee hearing on mine safety. 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, June 28, 2010. AP PHOTO

    Byrd May 2010

  • In this Jan. 30, 2003 file photo, Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va, left, and Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., talk to reporters on Capitol Hill to discuss the situation in Iraq. Byrd 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, June 28, 2010. AP PHOTO

    Byrd Kennedy 2

  • In this April 30, 2008 file photo, Senate President Pro Tem Sen. Robert Byrd., D-W.Va., bangs the gavel on Capitol Hill in Washington, prior to outgoing Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern's address to a joint meeting of Congress. Byrd 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, June 28, 2010. AP PHOTO

    Byrd Pro Tem

  • A U.S. Secret Service member stands watch as a flag flies at half staff on the White House in Washington, Monday, June 28, 2010. 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. AP PHOTO

    Byrd Flag half-staff
June 28, 2010

Obama: Byrd was voice of principle, reason

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says the country has lost a voice of principle and reason with the passing of Sen. Robert C. Byrd.

In a statement, Obama says Byrd had a profound passion for the Senate, and held the deepest respect for members of both parties. Obama says that as a young senator, he appreciated Byrd’s generosity with his time and advice.

He said that Byrd, in his words, was “as much a part of the Senate as the marble busts that line its chambers and corridors.”

Speaking earlier in the day at an event in Louisville, Ky., Vice President Joe Biden remembered Byrd as a tough, compassionate leader and said the Senate “is a lesser place for his going.”

 

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Remembering Senator Robert C. Byrd
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    Click HERE to see a slideshow of Byrd's casket being placed in the Senate chamber Thursday morning.

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    Click HERE to see a slideshow of Byrd's funeral in Arlington, Va.

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