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11:50 AM ET, April 8, 2013

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BBC:
Margaret Thatcher dies  —  Former Prime Minister Baroness Thatcher has died “peacefully” at the age of 87 after suffering a stroke, her family has announced.  —  David Cameron called her a “great Briton” and the Queen spoke of her sadness at the death.  —  Lady Thatcher was Conservative prime minister from 1979 to 1990.
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Andrew Sparrow / Guardian:
Margaret Thatcher dies: live reaction and updates  —  Sort by:  —  4.41pm BST  —  Lord Heseltine, who resigned from Lady Thatcher's cabinet in 1986 and who subsequently launched the leadership challenged that led to her resignation in 1990, has issued this statement. … 4.37pm BST
Daily Mail:
‘Tramp the dirt down’: George Galloway's extraordinarily crass tweet leads the Left's sickening ‘celebration’ just minutes after Baroness Thatcher's death  —  George Galloway has provoked criticism after writing a ‘distasteful’ comment following the death of former Conservative Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
Sky News:
Margaret Thatcher Dies After Stroke  —  Baroness Thatcher, Britain's Iron Lady, has died after suffering a stroke at the age of 87.  —  Her children Mark and Carol Thatcher announced that their mother had died peacefully following a stroke this morning.  —  Speaking to Sky News …
Joseph R. Gregory / New York Times:
Margaret Thatcher, Who Remade Britain, Dies at 87  —  Margaret Thatcher, the “Iron Lady” of British politics who pulled her country back from 35 years of socialism, led it to victory in the Falklands war and helped guide the United States and the Soviet Union through the cold war's difficult last years, died Monday.
Telegraph:
Margaret Thatcher dies of stroke aged 87  —  Baroness Thatcher, Britain's greatest post-war prime minister, has died at the age of 87 after suffering a stroke, her family has announced.  —  Her son, Sir Mark, and daughter Carol confirmed that she died this morning.
Richard Allen Greene / CNN:
Margaret Thatcher, Britain's first female PM, dead at 87  —  Margaret Thatcher, the first woman to become British prime minister, has died at 87, a spokeswoman said Monday, April 8.  Known as the “Iron Lady,” Thatcher, as Conservative Party leader, was prime minister from 1979 to 1990.
Michael White / Guardian:
Margaret Thatcher dead at 87 following stroke
William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
Three Who Saved the West
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Fred Barbash / Washington Post:
Margaret Thatcher, former British prime minister, dead at 87
Fox News:
Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher dies after suffering stroke
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Margaret Thatcher, UK's first female prime minister, dies aged 87
Discussion: Politico, Associated Press and CNN
David Wright / ABCNEWS:
Margaret Thatcher, Britain's Iron Lady, Dead at 87
Discussion: Yahoo! News and The Raw Story
Jonathan Allen / Politico:
Hill holds Obama's legacy in its hands  —  It's now or never for the White House.  —  President Barack Obama's second-term agenda is in doubt as Congress returns to Washington this week for a spring and summer stretch that could go a long way to define the scope of Obama's legacy.
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Jackie Calmes / New York Times:
Obama Must Walk Fine Line as Congress Weighs Agenda
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Washington Post:
Gun legislation's prospects improve
Discussion: The Hill and Prairie Weather
Evan McMorris-Santoro / BuzzFeed:   Obama Takes Control In The Second Term
Politico:
Obama's make-or-break week on guns
Discussion: Roll Call
Washington Post:
Gun legislation's prospects improve
Hartford Courant:
Obama Comes To Hartford To Push Gun Control
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Hollywood Reporter:
Westboro Baptist Church to Picket Roger Ebert's Funeral  —  The anti-gay group says it will protest outside the movie critic's memorial service Monday in Chicago.  —  Leaders of Kansas' Westboro Baptist Church, notorious for picketing at the funerals of soldiers and gay teenagers …
Kevin Robillard / Politico:
Chelsea Clinton opens door to run  —  Former first daughter Chelsea Clinton said Monday she would consider running for office if she could make a “meaningful” impact on the country.  —  “Right now, I'm grateful to live in a city and a state and a country where I strongly support my mayor …
Discussion: Ballot Box
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Ashley Killough / CNN:
Chelsea Clinton doesn't shoot down talk of political office
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Insurance and Freedom  —  President Obama will soon release a new budget, and the commentary is already flowing fast and furious.  Progressives are angry (with good reason) over proposed cuts to Social Security; conservatives are denouncing the call for more revenues.  But it's all Kabuki.
Discussion: Prairie Weather
Jeff Mapes / Oregonian:
Gay marriage opponents lose first round of fight over ballot title for Oregon initiative  —  The Oregon attorney general's office isn't buying an attempt by gay marriage opponents to radically rewrite the ballot title for a proposed initiative that would allow same-sex marriages in Oregon.
Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Americans' Concerns About Global Warming on the Rise  —  Majority believe global warming is happening, but many still say it's exaggerated  —  PRINCETON, NJ — U.S. worry about global warming is heading back up after several years of expanded public skepticism.
Discussion: Firedoglake, Post Politics and Politico
Tony Capaccio / Bloomberg:
Pentagon to Seek Less for Missile Defense in 2014 Budget  —  The Pentagon will request $9.16 billion for missile defense programs for the 2014 fiscal year that begins Oct. 1, about $550 million less than this year's $9.71 billion, according to internal budget figures obtained by Bloomberg News.
Alastair Beach / The Independent:
Coptic Christians under siege as mob attacks Cairo cathedral  —  Alastair Beach sees gunfire exchanged as armed gang descends on funeral of five Christians killed in recent sectarian clashes  —  Hundreds of Christians were under siege inside Cairo's Coptic cathedral last night as security forces …
 
 
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