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Senator Robert Byrd Dead at 92 Remembered by Paul Begala

He rose from rural poverty to the pinnacle of power, and journeyed from racism to racial enlightenment. His finest hour came in opposing the Iraq war. Paul Begala pays tribute to a statesman.

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