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11:45 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
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 …
Michael White / Guardian:
Margaret Thatcher dead at 87 following stroke  —  The first woman elected to lead a major western state changed way Britons viewed politics and economics  —  Margaret Thatcher, the most dominant British prime minister since Winston Churchill in 1940 and a global champion of the late 20th-century free market economic revival, has died.
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.
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.
Joseph R. Gregory / New York Times:
Margaret Thatcher, Who Remade Britain, Dies at 87
Fred Barbash / Washington Post:
Margaret Thatcher, former British prime minister, dead at 87
William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
Three Who Saved the West
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Fox News:
Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher dies after suffering stroke
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and protein wisdom
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
Discussion: Prairie Weather
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
Hartford Courant:
Obama Comes To Hartford To Push Gun Control
Discussion: msnbc.com
Washington Post:
Gun legislation's prospects improve
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 …
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
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
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.
 
 
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