Helms died at 1:15 a.m., said the Jesse Helms Center at Wingate University in North Carolina. The center's president, John Dodd, said in a statement that funeral arrangements were pending. "He was ...

When Jesse Helms was elected Senator from North Carolina in 1972, most regarded him as just another conservative Southern voice. That image didn't last long as Helms demonstrated not just a skill for ...

"It's just incredible that he would die on July 4th, the same day of the Declaration of Independence and the same day that Thomas Jefferson and John Adams died, and he certainly is a patriot in the ...

“It is with deep sadness that I learned of the loss of U.S. Senator Jesse Helms, a true statesman. As Mayor, Senator Helms provided impeccable constituent services and was always friendly and ...

LAST FRIDAY, on the Fourth of July, the great American patriot Jesse Helms passed away. John Adams and Thomas Jefferson also went to their great reward on Independence Day, so this is further proof of ...

This should have been an easy enough reelection for Helms, who is seeking his fifth term. Yes, he has slowed a bit. But he is still revered by what he calls the ""God-fearing, hardworking'' people of ...

JESSE HELMS LIVES FOR the kind of day he had last Friday. He got to be the hanging judge. He got to gavel down some liberals, then derail William Weld’s nomination to be ambassador to Mexico by ...