Former N.C. Sen. Jesse Helms, who built a career along the fault lines of racial politics and
battled liberals, died on July 4, 2008, at the age of 86.
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Jesse Helms, former Republican Sen. of North Carolina, died of natural causes on July 4, 2008, at 86. He is seen here May 12, 2003, singing the national anthem at a commencement ceremony at Campbell University in Buies Creek, N.C.
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