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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-28-10 05:31 PM
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Senator Byrd may lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda
Byrd may lie in state


Former President Ronald Reagan was lain in state in the Capitol Rotunda in 2004. AP


Sen. Robert Byrd may join Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy among historic figures who have lain in state in the Capitol Rotunda — an honor bestowed upon only 28 other Americans over the past 160 years.

Senate leaders are likely to make a request for Byrd to lie in state, aides said Monday, but they are still awaiting approval from Byrd’s family to go ahead with a formal resolution that would allow Byrd’s casket to rest under the dome for a public viewing.

With a career that spanned nearly 58 years and ranked him as the longest-serving member in congressional history, Byrd has likely earned the consideration.

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http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0610/39120.html
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Xipe Totec Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-28-10 05:39 PM
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1. May?
What do you mean, may?
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Dennis Donovan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-28-10 05:41 PM
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2. May as in "might," not as in "allowed"
at least that's the way the article read.
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Xipe Totec Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-28-10 05:44 PM
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4. As if
the matter was subject to question.

HA!
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Dennis Donovan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-28-10 05:48 PM
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5. Well played...
:D
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JitterbugPerfume Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-28-10 05:41 PM
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3. It would be a fitting honor
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Ruby the Liberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-28-10 06:01 PM
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6. I hope the family approves this honor.
RIP good sir. :patriot:
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