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Robert Byrd

"Today, I weep for my country"
The speech given by Sen. Robert Byrd on the Senate floor on March 19, 2003, just prior to the U.S. invasion of Iraq -- and John McCain's response.
Mar 19, 2008
Why we fight?
The defense secretary says he doesn't know whether the use-of-force authorization for Iraq covers the war the United States is fighting today.
Tim Grieve May 9, 2007
How Congress can end the war without hurting the troops
Sen. Reid and I are introducing a bill that would require President Bush to begin redeployment and effectively end our military mission in Iraq by March 31, 2008.
By Sen. Russ Feingold Apr 2, 2007
What Hillary Clinton should have known
The presidential candidate claims that if she knew then what she knows now, she wouldn't have voted for war. But others knew.
By Alex Koppelman and Jonathan Vanian Feb 26, 2007
Meanwhile, a word about impeachment
Robert Byrd wants the president to remember that the Senate "can send you home."
Tim Grieve Apr 26, 2006
A third Democrat for Alito
As progressives cling to hope for a filibuster, the AP says Robert Byrd will vote to confirm Bush's nominee.
Tim Grieve Jan 26, 2006
"Never have the freedoms we cherish seemed so imperiled"
In an impassioned speech, Sen. Byrd voices his shock and dismay over the Bush administration's practice of spying on U.S. citizens.
Dec 21, 2005
Byrd vs. Bush
Sen. Robert Byrd blasts fellow senators for believing "the garbage that was being spewed out by the administration" on Iraq, and thanks the airline passengers who "died to save this Capitol, my life and my staff."
By Mary Jacoby Jul 24, 2004
Terrorist threat or political hype?
Top Bush administration officials called the bust of arms dealer Hemant Lakhani last week a major blow against terrorism. Security experts are skeptical.
By Paul J. Caffera Aug 19, 2003
Bush's do-nothing plan for airline security
When it comes to protecting passenger jets from a terrorist's shoulder-launched missile, the White House is taking a bargain-basement approach.
By Paul J. Caffera Jun 10, 2003
A haunting silence
While the White House risks the horrors of war, the Senate is paralyzed, Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va., said in a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, Feb. 12.
Feb 13, 2003
When animals give back
Whether you're Sen. Robert Byrd or Eminem, it's the convoluted intention that counts, not the offensive slur. Plus: The KKK and Imelda on beauty.
By Carina Chocano Mar 8, 2001
Pimps without portfolio
Even after the impeachment debacle revealed just how out of touch they are, the Washington media elite are still trying to hustle the American people.
By Steve Erickson Feb 17, 1999
Moral majority
The American people acquitted Clinton long ago.
By Charles Taylor Feb 13, 1999
Moral majority
The American people acquitted Clinton long ago.
By Charles Taylor Feb 13, 1999
Endgame?
Republicans ratchet up the rhetoric, while looking for a way out.
By Joshua Micah Marshall Jan 26, 1999
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