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Serving u.s. senator who died earlier today. joining me today are two people who knew the senator well. the former washington monthly editor charlie peters, one of the great neoliberal reformers of all time. im sure to read his book. and west virginia congressman allen mahen. thanks for joining us. congressman, you worked with bobby byrd in his later years. what was the story on this guy? he started as a klansman. he ended up with a 100% rating with the civil rights groups. what turned his heart...

Its quite a story, the story of his life. go to foxnews.com, click on the story on the home page and get lots more. bill: brought billions of dollars to west virginia. and never apologized for it. said thats what im here for. martha: an orphan, self-created and very devoted to his wife who he lost a few years back. bill: its six minutes past the hour. today a big day for the supreme court, the nomination hearings get underway for elena kagan getting underway. one republican telling fox news kaga...

Of him again. >> that was vice president joe biden on the loss of our longest serving u.s. senator who died earlier today. joining me today are two people who knew the senator well. charlie peter son, a great neo-liberal reformer of all time. im sure to read his book. and west virginia congressman allen mahen. you worked with him in his later years. what was his story? he started as a klansman. what turned his heart in a state with few minorities? >> america has lost -- the united states senate ...

>> welcome back to "hardball." that was vice president joe biden on the loss of our longest serving u.s. senator who died earlier today. joining me today are two people who knew the senator well. the former washington monthly editor charlie peters, one of the great neoliberal reformers of all time. im sure to read his book. and west virginia congressman allen mahen. thanks for joining us. congressman, you worked with bobby byrd in his later years. what was the story on this guy? he started as a ...

Inherited that mess and said its my responsibility, a couple days later in a press conference, he echoed it again. this is from jfk. >> vicary has 100 fathers and defeat is an orphan. i wouldnt be surprised if information is poured into you in regard to the recent activities. >> he went up 12 points in the polls after that. how did that happen? >> thats right. that was only four months, four months, after he had succeeded president eisenhower. under president eisenhower, the planning was done. h...

Tomorrow for annie, the little orphan. youre not going to believe this. the 85-year-old comic strip actually ended its run in the funny pages today. over the years the adventures of annie, her dog sandy and her guardian daddy warbucks inspired movies, a long-running radio series and, of course, the hit broadway musical. little orphan annie used to be one of americas most popular comic strips. by the end it appeared in fewer than 20 newspapers. so no sun coming out tomorrow for annie. thats a bum...

The american public doesnt seem to be reacting very well to all of this finger pointing, even as andrea says that the medias to blame, he says. what do you make of all of this? >> a thousand fathers and mothers and defeat is always an orphan. look, what people want is for this oil to stop spilling and if the president knew how to do that, if i knew or you knew or if bp knew, it would happen. i do think that you know, in a time of crisis, its about perception, i mean, i dont think it would have m...

>> say adios to any into. thats french for goodbye. the company that sin daw indicates the annie comic strip announced it would be no more after an 85-year run. here is a picture of the strip. the iconic red-headed orphan is known for wearing a red dress and apparently having no eyes. that freaks the hell out of me. the final comic strip will be on june 13th. go away creepy eyeless freak. anybody else sad about this? >> i didnt know it was still around actually. >> neither did i. >> i think she ...

150,000 to watch these, theyre expecting 300,000 today. a lot of excitement down here. >> all right, phil, look forward to that 2:20 launch here on fox newschannel. thanks, phil. now, a couple of other quick headlines. young boy who survived that plane crash in libya may be able to go home to the netherlands this weekend. right now, his aunt and uncle are at his side at the hospital. hes reportedly awake now and beginning to talk and even asking for food. the shot breaks your heart because that ...

Series, counting down katy. >> 20 minutes past. sorry, annie, there is not tomorrow, there is not always tomorrow. the little orphan leaving newspapers after, believe it or not, 86 years. those stories and more at the top of the hour. we believe youre at your best when you can truly be yourself.