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Sen. Byrd memorial today
Posted: Jul 2, 2010 4:12 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) - Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden plan to lead a memorial service today for West Virginia Senator Robert Byrd, who died Monday at age 92. Byrd's casket has been lying in the Capitol in Charleston overnight, for viewing by the public.
On Thursday the Senate bid farewell to Byrd. He lay in repose on the Senate floor for six hours while his colleagues and Capitol Hill staffers lined up to pay their final respects.
A private funeral is set for Tuesday in Arlington, Va.
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