Robert Byrd's body will lie in state Thursday in the Senate chamber, the AP reports:

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The body of West Virginia Democrat Robert C. Byrd will lie Thursday in repose in the Senate chamber, where he served for more than half a century.

. . . Law enforcement officials and a knowledgeable Senate aide said Byrd's casket will lie in repose in the Senate chamber, rather than the Capitol Rotunda.