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Epic NC politician's life ends on Fourth of July
Associated Press WriterAt Fourth of July parades and barbecues around the Tar Heel state, Jesse Helms' supporters recalled this father of the conservative movement as the man who stood up for traditional values and the defeat of Communism -- but still had time to help his...Tags: Richard Nixon, Executive Branch, Avalanches and Landslides, Laws, Upper House
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Reaction to the death of Jesse Helms
Reaction to the death of former North Carolina Sen. Jesse Helms, who died on the Fourth of July at age 86: "Jesse Helms was a kind, decent, and humble man and a passionate defender of what he called "the Miracle of America." So it is fitting that this...Tags: Jesse Jackson, Virginia Foxx, Judd Gregg, Richard Burr, Elections
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Former Republican NC Sen. Jesse Helms dies at 86
Associated Press WritersFormer 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...Tags: Thomas Jefferson, Political Campaigns, Elections, Bill Clinton, Strom Thurmond
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8 dead, 5 missing in canoe dam accident
Associated Press WriterDivers pulled six bodies out of the Sava River and fought strong currents Friday to search for five other people still missing after two canoes were crushed running over a dam in southeastern Slovenia. Three people managed to swim ashore after their...Tags: Canoeing and Kayaking
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Jesse Helms: a polarizer, not a compromiser
Associated Press Writer"Compromise, hell!" Jesse Helms screamed in a 1959 editorial that captured what would become the legacy of his Senate career and his place in the conservative movement. Jesse Helms mostly was a polarizer, not a compromiser. He would rather win...Tags: Diseases, University of Virginia, Epidemics and Plagues, Elections, Strom Thurmond
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Jesse Helms, 1921-2008
The SwampSen. Jesse Helms high-fives Johnathan Prevette, 6, of Lexington, N.C., during pre-race activities at Charlotte Motor Speedway near Concord, N.C., October 1996. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond, file) by Frank James Jesse Helms, a conservative stalwart who for...Tags: Elections, Bill Clinton, Academic Progress, Local Elections, Ronald Reagan
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Obama says Jones mailer is not an endorsement
Associated Press WriterBarack Obama's presidential campaign distanced itself Thursday from a mailer by Georgia Democratic Senate hopeful Vernon Jones that shows them together under Obama's signature slogan: "Yes we can." Jones defended the mailer, saying it shows he supports...Tags: Hillary Clinton, Elections, George Bush, Saxby Chambliss, Upper House
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People in the news
•Olivia Shuck of Williamsburg completed the requirements and was approved for the Congressional Award Gold Medal, Congress' highest honor for youth service. Shuck volunteered more than 400 hours at Mary Immaculate Hospital and planned and executed two...Tags: John Smith, Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, Consumers, Lower House, Susan Harris
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US Embassy returns to historic Berlin address
Associated Press WriterThe U.S. Embassy in Germany returned to the site it occupied before World War II, marking the occasion Friday with a ribbon cutting by former President Bush and Ambassador William Timken. The former president and Chancellor Angela Merkel planned to speak...Tags: Condoleezza Rice, George Bush, Massacres, Diplomacy, Executive Branch
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Biographical information on ex-Sen. Jesse Helms
NAME -- Jesse Alexander Helms. AGE -- Born Oct.18, 1921 in Monroe, N.C. EDUCATION -- Monroe public schools; Wingate Junior College and Wake Forest College. FAMILY -- Wife, Dorothy Coble Helms; children Jane Knox, Nancy Grigg and Charles Helms; seven...Tags: Elections, Colleges and Universities, Local Elections, Government, Upper House
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