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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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  • Saturday, July 5, 2008 01:18 PM

    Helms outlived his relevance

    When a friend called yesterday to tell me that Jesse Helms died, I had to reach back into my dusty emotional storehouse and find some ill will for that terrible man. The hatred I once felt for him had dried up. Just like how I felt when Reagan and Falwell died, Helm's politics are just ridiculous in 2008. Just irrelevant.

    Who remembers the names of men who said the earth is flat?

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