Former North Carolina Sen. Jesse Helms Dies at 86
Friday, July 04, 2008 Former Sen. Jesse Helms, a Capitol Hill icon who devoted 30 years in the Senate to championing conservative causes, died Friday morning. He was 86. The Jesse Helms Center posted a brief statement on its Web site saying Helms died at 1:15 a.m. in Raleigh, N.C., on the Fourth of... Sign in to see full entry.
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