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===Democratic Leadership===
===Democratic Leadership===
In addition to being an Exalted Cyclops of the Ku Klux Klan, Byrd held the positions of Democratic Majority Whip from 1971 to 1977, Senate Minority Leader in the Reagan era from 1981 to 1987, Democratic Majority Leader from 1987 to 1989, and the honorific title of President pro tempore of the United States Senate in the [[Obama]] era, third in the line of succession to the presidency after the [[Vice President]] and the [[Speaker of the House of Representatives]], until his death in 2010.
In addition to being an Exalted Cyclops of the Ku Klux Klan, Byrd held the positions of Democratic Majority Whip from 1971 to 1977, Senate Minority Leader in the Reagan era from 1981 to 1987, Democratic Majority Leader from 1987 to 1989. Byrd was removed as Democratic Leader after the election of Pres. [[George H.W. Bush]] for not being [[partisan]] and [[confrontational]] enough with Republican presidents. He held the honorific title of President pro tempore of the United States Senate in the [[Obama]] era, third in the line of succession to the presidency after the [[Vice President]] and the [[Speaker of the House of Representatives]], until his death in 2010.
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