WASHINGTON -- Senator Robert C. Byrd, a son of West Virginia coal country who used his mastery of Senate rules and a taste for hardball tactics to become a passionate and often-feared advocate for the ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Hundreds of West Virginians, two U.S. presidents and dozens of family members and friends gathered Friday to pay tribute to Robert C. Byrd, the longest-serving senator in U.S.

Will West Virginia voters have to wait until 2012 to elect Sen. Robert Byrd's replacement? And if so, who should the governor appoint in the meantime? State lawmakers are no closer to answering those ...

WASHINGTON, July 8 (Reuters) - West Virginia's governor moved a step closer on Thursday to appointing an interim successor to the late U.S. Senator Robert Byrd who could help Democrats pass ...

THE PEOPLE OF West Virginia loved Sen. Robert C. Byrd (D-W.Va.) enough to send him to the U.S. Senate nine times. In turn, he showered his state with the largess that comes with increasing power and ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- Leaning on two canes, Sen. Robert C. Byrd hardly looks like a billion-dollar industry -- or "Big Daddy," as the 88-year-old Democrat calls himself. No matter: Voters once ...