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<IMG src="http://www.truthdig.com/images/masthead_newsletter.gif"> Hi, I read this on Truthdig and thought you would find it interesting. =-=-=-=-=-=-= Jesse Helms Dead at 86 White separatist, U.S. senator, GOP darling and otherwise racist stalwart Jesse Helms <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-helms5-2008jul05,0,2320291.story" title="died">died</a> Friday after a bout with both metaphorical and actual heart problems. For his supporters and detractors, Helms’ persona as a race-baiting Southern politician defined many debates around civil rights in the 1960s. <a href="http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20080704_jesse_helms_dead/">http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20080704_jesse_helms_dead/</a> Copyright © 2008 Truthdig, L.L.C. All rights reserved. =-=-=-=-=-=-= This is a one-time mailing from Truthdig, (<a href="http://www.truthdig.com/">www.truthdig.com</a>) on behalf of the sender. Please report any misuse to webmaster-at-truthdig.com <IMG src="http://www.truthdig.com/images/masthead_newsletter.gif"> Hi, I read this on Truthdig and thought you would find it interesting. =-=-=-=-=-=-= Jesse Helms Dead at 86 White separatist, U.S. senator, GOP darling and otherwise racist stalwart Jesse Helms <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-helms5-2008jul05,0,2320291.story" title="died">died</a> Friday after a bout with both metaphorical and actual heart problems. For his supporters and detractors, Helms’ persona as a race-baiting Southern politician defined many debates around civil rights in the 1960s. <a href="http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20080704_jesse_helms_dead/">http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20080704_jesse_helms_dead/</a> Copyright © 2008 Truthdig, L.L.C. All rights reserved. =-=-=-=-=-=-= This is a one-time mailing from Truthdig, (<a href="http://www.truthdig.com/">www.truthdig.com</a>) on behalf of the sender. Please report any misuse to webmaster-at-truthdig.com

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