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and it s sort of two tests, i think. the first one is how effective were they and how much did they keep up with the times. i think on both counts, both the critics and the supporters will say he was a very effective legislator, and he was a guy who really evolved. he was somebody who went from being a member of the ku klux klan and being a senator who opposed the civil rights act to be one of the senators who very early supported barack obama s run for president, and you have to remember, he came from a state, west virginia, that did not at the end of the day, you know, vote for barack obama in the majority when he was running for president. so in that way, robert byrd, and in other ways, really sort of evolved in his views on a lot of things, but there was one thing he never changed, and that was

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20100628:14:07:00

state of west virginia. some of those things were really badly needed, you must say. you talk about my personal story. he was probably the first united states senator i ever interviewed. i had the privilege of sort of in a strange way following his academic path. i went to marshall university where he went. i went to american university law school where he went. so along the way there, there were so many people who thought very highly of him because he was always very careful about sending money back to them. he was quite a character here. yes, he was. you know, you talked about the controversial issues surrounding him, talking about the ku klux klan, and you also pointed out that this was somebody who endorsed barack obama. reporter: that s the thing. when you watch people who are in congress, there is at least one way you can judge their legacy,

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