In his upcoming memoir, former Sen. Jesse Helms acknowledges he was wrong about the AIDS epidemic but believes integration was forced before its time by �outside agitators who had their own agendas.�

"Here�s Where I Stand,� to be published in September by Random House, contains Helms� first extended comments on national affairs since the Republican retired from the Senate in 2003 after five terms. Advance proofs were described in Thursday�s editions of The News & Observer...