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Published: July 5, 2008
Pondering Jesse Helms' legacy
Obituary: North Carolina Republican was a conservative champion for 30 years in Senate
By The Associated Press
RALEIGH , N.C. — When telling stories about Jesse Helms after his death on the Fourth of July, the politician who took his place in Congress recalled how the iconic North Carolina senator liked to invite pages to chat over ice cream.

"Can you imagine how excited these young people would be, sitting and having ice cream with the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee ?” asked Sen. Eli...

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