Former Republican Sen. Jesse Helms dies at 86
Former Sen. Jesse Helms, an unyielding champion of the conservative movement who spent three combative and sometimes caustic decades in Congress, where he relished his battles against liberals, Communists and occasionally a fellow Republican, died on the Fourth of July. He was 86.
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There are differing reactions to the death of Senator Jesse Helms. The AP's Ed Donahue reports.
Former Republican N.C. Sen. Jesse Helms dies at 86
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