http://dir.salon.com/topics/robert_byrd/?source=rss&aim=robert_byrd en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Wed, 19 Mar 2008 04:03:00 PDT Wed, 19 Mar 2008 04:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/primary_sources/2008/03/19/byrd/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/primary_sources/2008/03/19/byrd/index.html?source=rss 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. By Alex Koppelman Wed, 19 Mar 2008 04:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/09/22/byrd/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/09/22/byrd/index.html?source=rss The Senate's oldest member has had health troubles recently, but is reportedly uninjured after a spill By Sen. Russ Feingold Wed, 19 Mar 2008 04:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/04/02/feingold_reid/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/04/02/feingold_reid/index.html?source=rss 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 Alex Koppelman and Jonathan Vanian Wed, 19 Mar 2008 04:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/02/26/clinton_aumf/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/02/26/clinton_aumf/index.html?source=rss The presidential candidate claims that if she knew then what she knows now, she wouldn't have voted for war. But others knew. By Mary Jacoby Wed, 19 Mar 2008 04:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/07/24/senator_byrd/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/07/24/senator_byrd/index.html?source=rss 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 Alex Koppelman Wed, 19 Mar 2008 04:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/08/26/byrd/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/08/26/byrd/index.html?source=rss The West Virginian says his "heart and soul weeps" over his friend's death, as he wept for Kennedy last year By Alex Koppelman Wed, 19 Mar 2008 04:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/02/25/byrd/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/02/25/byrd/index.html?source=rss In a letter to the president, the veteran senator says new White House offices "can threaten the Constitutional system of checks and balances." By Vincent Rossmeier Wed, 19 Mar 2008 04:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/01/20/kennedy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/01/20/kennedy/index.html?source=rss President Obama praises stricken senator. By Alex Koppelman Wed, 19 Mar 2008 04:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/05/19/byrd_obama/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/05/19/byrd_obama/index.html?source=rss The long-serving senator from West Virginia announces that he'll cast his superdelegate vote for Obama. By Tim Grieve Wed, 19 Mar 2008 04:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/05/09/resolution/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/05/09/resolution/index.html?source=rss 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. By Tim Grieve Wed, 19 Mar 2008 04:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/04/26/byrd/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/04/26/byrd/index.html?source=rss Robert Byrd wants the president to remember that the Senate "can send you home." By Tim Grieve Wed, 19 Mar 2008 04:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/01/26/byrd/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/01/26/byrd/index.html?source=rss As progressives cling to hope for a filibuster, the AP says Robert Byrd will vote to confirm Bush's nominee. Wed, 19 Mar 2008 04:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2005/12/21/byrd_speech/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2005/12/21/byrd_speech/index.html?source=rss In an impassioned speech, Sen. Byrd voices his shock and dismay over the Bush administration's practice of spying on U.S. citizens. By Paul J. Caffera Wed, 19 Mar 2008 04:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2003/08/19/missiles/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2003/08/19/missiles/index.html?source=rss 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 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 04:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2003/06/10/missiles/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2003/06/10/missiles/index.html?source=rss When it comes to protecting passenger jets from a terrorist's shoulder-launched missile, the White House is taking a bargain-basement approach. Wed, 19 Mar 2008 04:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2003/02/13/byrd_speech/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2003/02/13/byrd_speech/index.html?source=rss 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. By Carina Chocano Wed, 19 Mar 2008 04:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/cheapshots/2001/03/08/animals/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/cheapshots/2001/03/08/animals/index.html?source=rss 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 Steve Erickson Wed, 19 Mar 2008 04:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/media/col/eric/1999/02/17/eric/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/media/col/eric/1999/02/17/eric/index.html?source=rss 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 Charles Taylor Wed, 19 Mar 2008 04:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/02/13/newsc/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/02/13/newsc/index.html?source=rss The American people acquitted Clinton long ago. By Charles Taylor Wed, 19 Mar 2008 04:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/02/13/cov_13newsc/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/02/13/cov_13newsc/index.html?source=rss The American people acquitted Clinton long ago. By Joshua Micah Marshall Wed, 19 Mar 2008 04:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/01/26/newsb/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/01/26/newsb/index.html?source=rss Republicans ratchet up the rhetoric, while looking for a way out.