Sen. Byrd Surpasses Thurmond's Tenure Mark [audio 4min]
Sen. Robert Byrd, the West Virginia Democrat, is the new record holder for serving the longest in the United States Senate. Byrd, who was first elected to the Senate in 1958, has broken the record held by the late Strom Thurmond. David Welna reports.
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