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Friday, July 4, 2008 12:00 AM

Jesse Helms dies on July 4th

Former Republican N.C. Sen. Jesse Helms dies at 86.
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  • Friday, July 4, 2008 07:42 PM

    His Infamy Spread Far and Wide

    Up here in Canuckistan, Sen. Helm's deeds did not go unnoticed. Our own fake news show, This Hour Has 22 Minutes, gave an apt description of him in a report on his advocacy of sanctions against us for trading with Cuba: "evil, geriatric hillbilly." The world is a slightly better place without him.

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