Robert Carlyle Byrd (born November 20, 1917) is the senior United States Senator from West Virginia and a member of the Democratic Party. Byrd has held the office since January 3, 1959; he is the longest-serving member in the history of the Senate. He is also the longest-serving, and oldest, current member of the United States Congress.Byrd is President pro tempore of the United States Senate of the 110th United States Congress, a position that puts him third in line of presidential succession, behind Vice President Dick Cheney and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. He held this post also in 1989–1995, briefly in January 2001, and in June 2001 – January 2003.Previously he held many leadership positions: Senate Conference Secretary, Majority Whip and twice Majority Leader. He is the only former majority leader currently in the Senate.

I (not so) fondly recall Chicken-a-la-Death and the Tuna Casserole, my leaast favorite were the dehydrated beef/pork patties (supposedly reconstituable with water... not). The "gorilla cookie", likened by some as hard-packed sawdust covered in chocolate, was the favorite desert. But what they're doing now is a little different.

The FDA and USDA announced today that they would no longer quarantine hogs that had been fed feed tainted with melamine-tainted pet food. This is the latest development in the pet food recall.

A baker has been forced to rename her novelty Pig Tarts - because they don't contain pork.

Two federal agencies said Saturday a continuing investigation affirms that the risk to humans from hogs that may have eaten contaminated pet food is very low and that no recall is warranted.

Pork intended for human consumption might have been fed recalled pet food as themeat is testing positive for melamine.