memeorandum: Margaret Thatcher, Iron Lady, dead at 87 (Associated Press)

3:15 PM ET, April 8, 2013

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‘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.

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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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Glenn Greenwald / Guardian:

Margaret Thatcher and misapplied death etiquette — The dictate that one ‘not speak ill of the dead’ is (at best) appropriate for private individuals, not influential public figures — News of Margaret Thatcher's death this morning instantly and predictably gave rise to righteous sermons on the evils of speaking ill of her.

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Annie-Rose Strasser / ThinkProgress:

Why The Modern Republican Party Would Reject Margaret Thatcher — Margaret Thatcher, the first female prime minister of the United Kingdom, died on Monday, leaving behind her a legacy of conservative values that American politicians still cite to this day. Upon learning of her death …

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Andrew Sparrow / Guardian:

Margaret Thatcher dies: live reaction and updates — Sort by: — 7.27pm BST — Early evening summary — The death of a major political figure in old age is not always a matter of surprise or shock, but it is always a moment for reflection. Politicians shape our destiny and …

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William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
Three Who Saved the West

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Joseph R. Gregory / New York Times:
Margaret Thatcher, Conservative Who Reforged Britain, Dies

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The White House:
Statement from the President on the Passing of Baroness Margaret Thatcher

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Richard Allen Greene / CNN:
Margaret Thatcher, Britain's first female PM, dead at 87

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The Review:
Associated Press: Praise Chavez, Grouse About Thatcher

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David Frum / david-frum:
Margaret Thatcher Sounded the Alarm on Climate Change

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Mark Steyn / National Review:
The Anti-Declinist — Mrs Thatcher's predecessor as Prime Minister …

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Sky News:
Margaret Thatcher Dies After Stroke

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Jamelle Bouie / American Prospect:
No, Margaret Thatcher Wouldn't Have Been a Liberal Now

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Congressman Steve Stockman:
Stockman: Thatcher would want us to ‘fight on, fight to win’ and crush liberalism

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Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
MARGARET THATCHER, RIP

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David Weigel / Slate:
Margaret Thatcher vs. Pop Culture

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Guardian: Margaret Thatcher: a life in quotes

Associated Press:
Margaret Thatcher, Iron Lady, dead at 87

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Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:

Reid Threatens Filibuster Reform With Nuclear Option — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) threatened in his most explicit terms yet to use the so-called nuclear option to weaken the filibuster if Republicans keep blocking judicial and other nominees from coming to a vote.

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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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Washington Post:
Gun legislation's prospects improve

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Politico:
Obama's make-or-break week on guns

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Washington Post:
Gun legislation's prospects improve

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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 …

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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.

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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 …

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Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:

Sen. Tim Johnson Endorses Gay Marriage — Sen. Tim Johnson (D-SD), one of the last remaining Democratic holdouts to oppose same-sex marriage, announced Monday that he now supports gay nuptials. — “After lengthy consideration, my views have evolved sufficiently to support marriage equality legislation,” Johnson said in a statement.

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Michael Tackett / Bloomberg:

Texas Turns Battleground as Cowboy Boots Win Hispanics — Alex Steele begins his pitch on how to turn Texas into a Democratic state like any good politician, with the story of how he got to this place. — It begins in California's Central Valley, where he grew up: his father working …

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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.

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Catherine Herridge / Fox News:

Special ops veterans' group calls for select probe of Benghazi attack — More than 700 Special Operations veterans are urging members of Congress to back a select committee to investigate last year's Benghazi terrorist attack, according to a letter first obtained by Fox News.

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DAYLIGHT DISINFECTANT:

COMMUNISM SURVIVOR BLASTS SALEM GUN GRABBERS: “YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT FREEDOM IS!” — “You don't know what freedom is because you never lost it!” With a pointed finger Manuel Martinez called out Anti-Gun Committee Leader Floyd Prozansky during heated testimony on Friday. You can bet Prozansky got the message.

Discussion: Michelle Malkin, Hot Air, BizPac Review and Weasel Zippers