Robert Byrd, Longest-Serving U.S. Senator, Dies at 92
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Robert Byrd, the U.S. senator who set records for longevity in Congress while becoming known for his powerful oratory and mastery of legislative rules and traditions, has died. He was 92.
Byrd died at a suburban Washington hospital early today, according to his spokesman, Jesse Jacobs. He was hospitalized for symptoms of heat exhaustion and dehydration last week as temperatures in the region were in the upper 90s. Doctors subsequently discovered other, more serious conditions, his office said.