In this Aug. 22, 2001 photo, Sen. Jesse Helms, R-N.C., gives the thumbs-up sign as he leaves WRAL-TV in Raleigh, N.C., Wednesday, after taping a announcement that he will retire when his current term ends in 2003. Helms has died at age 86, the Jesse Helms research center says. (AP Photo/Grant Halverson, file)