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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. holds up a copy of the Constitution during his tribute at a memorial service for Sen. Robert Byrd, Friday, July 2, 2010, at the West Virginia State Capitol in Charleston, W.Va. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

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From left, West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin, President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, and former President Bill Clinton, sing "Take Me Home, Country Roads" by John Denver, at the end of a memorial service for Sen. Robert Byrd, Friday, July 2, 2010, at the Capitol in Charleston, W.Va. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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Former President Bill Clinton salutes the casket after his tribute during a memorial service for Sen. Robert Byrd, Friday, July 2, 2010, at the West Virginia State Capitol in Charleston, W.Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

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A West Virginia trooper is seen in the foreground as President Barack Obama speaks at a memorial service for Sen. Robert Byrd, Friday, July 2, 2010, at the Capitol in Charleston, W.Va. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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An unidentified man and girl stand during a memorial service for Sen. Robert Byrd, Friday, July 2, 2010, at the Capitol in Charleston, W.Va. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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President Obama is greeted by Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr., upon his arrival at Yeager Airport in Charleston, W.Va., Friday, July 2, 2010, to attend a memorial service for the late Sen. Robert Byrd. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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A family member of the late Sen. Robert Byrd follows the honor guard carrying his casket at it arrived on a West Virginia Air National Guard C-130 transport plane by an honor guard at Yeager Airport in Charleston, W.Va., Thursday, July 1, 2010. Mr. Byrd will repose at the Capitol until Friday morning when a memorial service will be held. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

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The late Sen. Robert Byrd, D-WV, lies in repose in the Senate chamber of the US Capitol in Washington on July 1, 2010. UPI/Stephen Crowley/POOL

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The casket the of late Sen. Robert Byrd, West Virginia Democrat, is carried through the reception room into the Senate Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday July 1, 2010, by a Military District of Washington honor guard. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)