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3:00 PM ET, April 8, 2013

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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.
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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.
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.
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 …
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 …
William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
Three Who Saved the West
Discussion: Washington Monthly and Power Line
Mark Steyn / National Review:
The Anti-Declinist  —  Mrs Thatcher's predecessor as Prime Minister …
Discussion: NewsBusters blogs and Ed Driscoll
Congressman Steve Stockman:
Stockman: Thatcher would want us to ‘fight on, fight to win’ and crush liberalism
Jamelle Bouie / American Prospect:
No, Margaret Thatcher Wouldn't Have Been a Liberal Now
Discussion: Guardian, Hit & Run and Eschaton
Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
MARGARET THATCHER, RIP
David Weigel / Slate:
Margaret Thatcher vs. Pop Culture
Discussion: msnbc.com, BuzzFeed and Hullabaloo
David Frum / david-frum:
Margaret Thatcher Sounded the Alarm on Climate Change
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.
Discussion: Daily Kos and The Plum Line
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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.
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 …
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.
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 …
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.
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 and The Mahablog
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 …
Discussion: Yahoo! News
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.
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Public Sector Unions Reeling In Wisconsin  —  Sean Higgins of the Washington Examiner had this story on Friday, but for some reason I haven't seen it widely reported or commented on.  Since Wisconsin stopped forcing public employees to pay union dues against their will, union membership in that state has plummeted:
 
 
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We need an IQ test for politicians
Annie-Rose Strasser / ThinkProgress:
As Media Coverage Of A Female Candidate's Appearance Go Up, Her Chances Of Winning Go Down
Discussion: Hullabaloo
NBC News:
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Some Small Businesses Opt for the Health-Care Penalty
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Wall Street Journal:
Workers Stuck in Disability Stunt Economic Recovery
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