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Roundup

6-12-06

Byrd Now Stands as History's Senior Senator [audio 2min]

Sen. Robert Byrd has become the longest-serving senator in U.S. history. The West Virginia Democrat has held office for nearly 50 years, and will run for an unprecedented ninth term. Steve Inskeep reports.

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