April 10, 2008 - 6:10pm
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Report: Leahy wants to replace Byrd as Appropriations Chair

By James W. Pindell, Politicker.com Editor

Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy is quietly angling to replace Sen. Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.) as the chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, a Capitol Hill newspaper reports.

Four sources have told The Hill that Leahy is pushing to replace Byrd, who is 90 has been in the hospital frequently in recent months.

For the record Leahy denies the report.

JAMES W. PINDELL is a Politicker.com Editor and can be reached via email at james.pindell@politicker.com.
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