Tag: robert byrd
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#Newspurge: The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game
Econocrash: Stocks waver; signs on the economy hard to read* Joseph Stiglitz: ‘This Deficit Fetishism Is Killing Our Economy’* Standard Chartered may lose NY license over Iran ties: “You F*cking Americans. Who Are You To Tell Us, The Rest Of The World That We’re Not Going To Deal With Iranians?”* Video: The Truth about TARP*…
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west virginia’s robert byrd, longest-serving congressman, dead at 92
from cnn: West Virginia Sen. Robert Byrd, the self-educated son of a coal miner who became the longest-serving member of Congress, died early Monday at age 92, the senator’s office said. Byrd, a nine-term Democrat, was known as a master of the chamber’s often-arcane rules and as the self-proclaimed “champion of the Constitution,” a jealous…
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west virginia’s byrd becomes longest-serving congressman in US history
from usatoday: Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va., made a rare appearance on the floor of the U.S. Senate on Wednesday to mark his 20,774th day as a member of Congress, making him the longest-serving member in history. “Today, Madam President, is more than a commemoration of the length of service of one U.S. senator,” said Byrd.…
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spies, lies & fbi, kbr, ss sex, spitzer, byrd, hatfill & more
the big apple’s eyeing youfrom nypost: They’re watching you. The NYPD’s plan to have 5,000 cameras trained on every sidewalk crack south of Canal Street has begun in a space-age hub that will be operating by the end of the month. The “Ring of Steel” command center – which will keep 24-hour watch on high-profile…