Kennedy Taken from Luncheon with Obama, Byrd OK
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Updated: 7:14 PM Jan 20, 2009
Kennedy Taken from Luncheon with Obama, Byrd OK
Spokesperson for Senator Byrd, Jesse Jacobs, tells WSAZ.com that Byrd is fine and was not taken to the hospital.
Posted: 3:01 PM Jan 20, 2009
Reporter: Mike Waterhouse; Michael Wooten; Associated Press
Email Address: mike.waterhouse@wsaz.com; michael.wooten@wsaz.com
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UPDATE @ 3:19pm
Spokesperson for Senator Byrd, Jesse Jacobs, tells WSAZ.com that Byrd is fine and was not taken to the hospital.

Jacobs says Senator Byrd was sitting with Senator Kennedy and his wife when Kennedy needed help. He says Byrd's security detail took him away from the table and a medical team followed, but he required no medical attention.

Jacobs says Senator Byrd was upset over the situation with Senator Kennedy, but he is now sitting in his office.


From The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - Sens. Robert C. Byrd, D-W.Va., and Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., have been taken from an inauguration luncheon for President Barack Obama.

A Capitol police officer stood up at the luncheon and said medical attention was needed.

NBC News is reporting that

(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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Posted by: to mike on Jan 22, 2009 at 11:12 AM

you make me sick! how do you get that i am racist? If you only knew the things i have against me... my children are biracial and i am also a open lesbian. i fight every day against people like the ones who posted these comments. Try this.. go into the mall with your biracial children, have someone stop you and tell you that your beautiful, babies are going to hell because YOU chose to sleep with someone of another race, and that now your kids will burn in hell because of it and tell me once again that i am racist. The environment in which i live has made me be the way i am against people in this state. i grew up in a very racist part of kanawha co... you have no idea how hard it is.....
Posted by: Wayne on Jan 21, 2009 at 09:09 PM

Obama is bi-racial,now we all hope our country does recover. However,this does not amke him "great" or prove that he will not do worse. We have to wait and see. If you think he was in that church for 20 yrs with the racist reverend and din't know it,drink so more Kool-Aid
Posted by: Mike on Jan 21, 2009 at 02:36 PM

to white woman, I didn't read anything racist. He merely pointed out Byrd's past feeling towards blacks. Byrd (the king of pork)changed when it became politically necessary........I think YOU are racist
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