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The body of Sen. Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia -- the longest- serving senator in history -- was laid in repose in the Senate chamber Thursday in a ritual not performed since 1959. The ceremony -- part private wake, part public pomp -- was befitting a man who spent 51 years in the Senate and dedicated much of that time to mastering its arcane rules and history.
Byrd died Monday at age 92 after years of failing health. His casket, draped in the U.S. flag and guarded by Capitol police, was to be displayed in the chamber for six hours, held by the same wooden catafalque built to hold Abraham Lincoln's coffin.See the full content of this document
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Byrd Mourned with Senate Honor
The Senate funeral, requested by Byrd, is different from the more familiar honor o...
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