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Politics, Power and Sen. Byrd
“The Former Klansman Who Backed Obama,” was the Huffington Post‘s hook for its account of Sen. Robert Byrd’s demise. The New York Times‘ website came closer to the mark: “Elected a record nine times to the Senate, Mr. Byrd, 92, championed the legislative branch and brought huge amounts of federal dollars to West Virginia.”


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