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Republican seeking Byrd’s seat irks family

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Industrialist John Raese, seen here in April 2006 in a prior bid for office, is again seeking a Senate seat in West Virginia.

Hopefuls flock to Byrd-seat primary

By Lawrence Messina - Associated Press

Rep. Shelley Moore Capito

Capito will not seek Byrd’s seat

By Lawrence Messina - The Washington Times

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By wire dispatches and staff reports - The Washington Times

W.Va. governor to run for Byrd’s Senate seat

By Lawrence Messina - Associated Press

Rep. Shelley Moore Capito, West Virginia Republican (UPI Photo)

W.Va. lawmakers settle on Byrd-seat election

By Joseph Weber - The Washington Times

This Tuesday, July 5, 2009, file photo shows Carte Goodwin, who was West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin's General Council, at the Capitol in Charleston, W.Va., Tuesday, July 5, 2005. Mr. Goodwin will be the governor's temporary appointee to the late U.S. Sen. Robert C. Byrd's seat. (AP Photo/Bob Bird, File)

W.Va. governor appoints ex-adviser to Byrd’s Senate seat

By Joseph Weber - The Washington Times

West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin III, a Democrat, speaks during a news conference at the opening of the annual meeting of the National Governors Association on Friday, July 9, 2010, in Boston. Mr. Manchin said that "it's highly likely" that he will run for the late Robert C. Byrd's Senate seat. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

Leader of governors group focuses on college grads

By Glen Johnson - Associated Press

Governor gets OK to call for special election

By Lawrence Messina - Associated Press

W.Va. governor backs November vote for Byrd seat

By Joseph Weber - The Washington Times

Byrd death raises quandaries

By Joseph Weber - The Washington Times

W.Va. governor fights ‘stereotyping’

By Christina Bellantoni