Senator Byrd The Longest-Serving Lawmaker
"It's sad that, even today, the Senate's still the only way for a West Virginia boy to get out of the mines."

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Well bless my 'eart and call me Cromwell! The yank election 'as come to an end at last. Isn't it wonderful? A new leader...

It has been brought to my attention that another flag-bedecked, bunting-encrusted electoral pantechnicon has been brought...
"It's sad that, even today, the Senate's still the only way for a West Virginia boy to get out of the mines."
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