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Remembering Margaret Thatcher
Remembering Margaret Thatcher
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April 8, 2013, 10:24 AM
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Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher dies at 87.
Margaret Thatcher, Denis Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher makes a statement to reporters as Denis Thatcher listens, as she leaves No. 10 Downing Street, Westminster in a Wednesday, Nov. 28, 1990 file photo, for Buckingham Palace where she will resign as Prime Minister to Queen Elizabeth II. Thatchers former spokesman, Tim Bell, said that the former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher had died Monday morning, April 8, 2013, of a stroke. She was 87. (AP Photo/Martin Cleaver, File)
AP Photo/Martin Cleaver, File
Margaret Thatcher, Henry Kissinger
In a Sept. 18,1975 file photo, Margaret Thatcher, right, leader of Great Britain's Conservative party, is given a look at the Capitol from a balcony of the State Department during a breakfast meeting in Washington, by U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. In background is the Washington Monument. Thatchers former spokesman, Tim Bell, said that the former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher died Monday morning, April 8, 2013, of a stroke. She was 87.(AP Photo/Bob Daugherty, File)
AP Photo/Bob Daugherty, File
Britain Obit Thatcher
A floral tribute is seen after being laid outside the home of the late former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in London, Monday, April 8, 2013. Margaret Thatcher, the combative "Iron Lady" who infuriated European allies, found a fellow believer in Ronald Reagan and transformed her country by a ruthless dedication to free markets in 11 bruising years as prime minister, has died. She was 87 years old. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
AP Photo/Matt Dunham
Margaret Thatcher
In this Nov. 15, 2006 file photo, former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher sits in the House of Lords awaiting the Queen's speech during the State Opening of Parliament in London, Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2006. Thatcher's former spokesman, Tim Bell, said the former prime minister, known to both friends and foes as "The Iron Lady," died of a stroke Monday morning, April 8, 2013. She was 87. (AP Photo/Adrian Dennis, Pool, File)
AP Photo/Adrian Dennis, Pool, File
Margaret Thatcher
In a Thursday, Dec. 20, 1984 file photo, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher sits in the cockpit in her Royal Air Force ve-10 during the flight to Hong Kong from Peking. Thatchers former spokesman, Tim Bell, said that the former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher died Monday morning, April 8, 2013, of a stroke. She was 87. (AP Photo/Bill Rowntree, File)
AP Photo/Bill Rowntree, File
Margaret Thatcher, Pierre Trudeau
In this Oct. 4, 1981 file photo, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher is with Canada's Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, in Australia. Thatchers former spokesman, Tim Bell, said that the former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher died Monday morning, April 8, 2013, of a stroke. She was 87. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Peter Bregg)
AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Peter Bregg
Margaret Thatcher
In this April 9, 1975 file photo, former California Governor Ronald Reagan presents a silver dollar medallion to Opposition Leader Margaret Thatcher when he visited her office at the House of Commons in London. Ex-spokesman Tim Bell says that Thatcher has died. She was 87. Bell said the woman known to friends and foes as "the Iron Lady" passed away Monday morning, April 8, 2013. (AP Photo/File)
AP Photo/File
Britain Obit Thatcher
This is a July 29, 1987 file photo of French President Francois Mitterrand and his guest British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher aa they gesture in front of the Elysee Palace in Paris, France. Margaret Thatcher's former spokesman, Tim Bell, said that the former prime minister had died Monday April 8, 2013 of a stroke. She was 87. (AP Photo/File)
AP Photo/File
Margaret Thatcher
In this June 12, 1987 file photo, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher waves to supporters from Conservative Party headquarters in London after claiming victory in Britain's general election. Ex-spokesman Tim Bell says that Thatcher has died. She was 87. Bell said the woman known to friends and foes as "the Iron Lady" passed away Monday morning, April 8, 2013. (AP Photo/File)
AP Photo/File
Thatcher
In this June 9, 2004 file photo, former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher pauses at the casket of former U.S. President Ronald Reagan where he was lying in state in the Capitol Rotunda on Capitol Hill in Washington. Thatchers former spokesman, Tim Bell, said that the former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher died Monday morning, April 8, 2013, of a stroke. She was 87. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds, File)
AP Photo/Ron Edmonds, File
Margaret Thatcher, Denis Thatcher
In a Feb. 4, 1975 file photo, Margaret Thatcher gets a kiss from her husband Denis in London, Feb. 4, 1975, after she had come out on top with 130 votes in the first round of the election for the Conservative party leadership. Thatchers former spokesman, Tim Bell, said that the former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher had died Monday morning, April 8, 2013, of a stroke. She was 87 years old. (AP Photo/File)
AP Photo/File
Britain Obit Thatcher
This is a Feb, 1, 1975 file photo of the them Conservative Member of Parliament Margaret Thatcher, in her Chelsea home kitchen. Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, whose conservative ideas made an enduring impact on Britain died Monday April 8, 2013. She was 87. UNITED KINGDOM OUT NO SALES NO ARCHIVE(AP Photo/PA/File)
AP Photo/PA/File
Margaret Thatcher
In this June 23, 1982 file photo, President Ronald Reagan and British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher speak to reporters at the White House in Washington. Ex-spokesman Tim Bell says that Thatcher has died. She was 87. Bell said the woman known to friends and foes as "the Iron Lady" passed away Monday morning, April 8, 2013. (AP Photo/File)
AP Photo/File
Margaret Roberts
Youngest election candidate, conservative, Margaret Roberts (later Thatcher) buys a pint of peanuts and studies the quality of a lemon while shopping in Dartford, Kent, England in 1950, where she is standing as Tory M.P. Thatchers former spokesman, Tim Bell, said that the former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher had died Monday morning, April 8, 2013, of a stroke. She was 87. (AP Photo, File)
AP Photo, File
Margaret Thatcher
In a Feb. 10, 1975 file photo, Margaret Thatcher, leading conservative who won the first ballot for leadership which resulted in Edward Heaths resignation, speaks in London. Thatchers former spokesman, Tim Bell, said that former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher died Monday morning, April 8, 2013, of a stroke. She was 87. (AP Photo, File)
AP Photo, File
Britain Obit Thatcher
The Union flag flies at half mast at the Houses of Parliament in London, Monday, April 8, 2013, in honour of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Thatcher's spokesman, Tim Bell, said the former prime minister died Monday morning of a stroke. Flags were flown at half-staff at Buckingham Palace, Parliament and Downing Street for the 87 year old. Queen Elizabeth II authorized Thatcher to have a ceremonial funeral — a step short of a state funeral — to be held at St. Paul's Cathedral in London with military honors. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)
AP Photo/Sang Tan
Margaret Thatcher
This is a 1969 file photo showing Margaret Thatcher. Ex-spokesman Tim Bell says that former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has died. She was 87. Bell said the woman known to friends and foes as "the Iron Lady" passed away Monday morning, Aprilo 8, 2013. (AP Photo/File)
AP Photo/File
Margaret Thatcher, Denis Thatcher
In a April 6, 1979 file photo, Margaret Thatcher, with husband Denis, attends the funeral of Airey Neave the Conservative Party leader's friend and political adviser, at ST. Mary's Church, in Longworth after Neave, Opposition spokesman on Northern Ireland, died when a terrorist bomb blasted his car in the Commons. Thatchers former spokesman, Tim Bell, said that former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher died Monday morning, April 8, 2013, of a stroke. She was 87. (AP Photo, File)
AP Photo, File
Margaret Thatcher
In this Dec. 15, 1984 file photo, Mikhail S. Gorbachev poses with Britain's Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in London. Ex-spokesman Tim Bell says that Thatcher has died. She was 87. Bell said the woman known to friends and foes as "the Iron Lady" passed away Monday morning, April 8, 2013. (AP Photo/File)
AP Photo/File
Margaret Thatcher, Queen Elizabeth
In a Thursday Oct.13, 2005 file photo, Queen Elizabeth of Britain is greeted by Margaret Thatcher, right, at the former British Prime Minister Thatcher's 80th birthday party in Central London. Thatchers former spokesman, Tim Bell, said that the former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher died Monday morning, April 8, 2013, of a stroke. She was 87.(AP Photo/Max Nash, File)
AP Photo/Max Nash, File
Margaret Thatcher
This is a 1980 file photo showing British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Thatcher's former spokesman, Tim Bell, said Thatcher died of a stroke Monday morning, April 8, 2013. She was 87. (AP Photo/Gerald Penny, File)
AP Photo/Gerald Penny, File
In a June 20, 1988 photo, Economic Summit leaders, from left, President Ronald Reagan, Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl follow British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher into a courtyard at Hart House in Toronto. Thatchers former spokesman, Tim Bell, said that the former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher had died Monday, April 8, 2013, of a stroke. She was 87. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Fred Chartrand)
AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Fred Chartrand
Then opposition leader Brian Mulroney shakes hands with British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher at the British High Commissioners residence in Ottawa, Ont. Sept. 26, 1983. Thatcher's former spokesman, Tim Bell, said that the former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher had died Monday morning, April 8, 2013, of a stroke. She was 87 years old. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Ron Poling)
AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Ron Poling
This is a March 10, 1983 file photo of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher examining a minefield during her visit to the Falkland Islands when the Royal Engineers took her on a tour of the Rookery Bay beach, a heavily mined area in the Falklands. Thatcher's former spokesman, Tim Bell, said that the former prime minister had died Monday April 8, 2013 of a stroke. She was 87. (AP Photo/PA/File)
AP Photo/PA/File
Tony Blair, Margaret Thatcher
Tony Blair and Margaret Thatcher are seen together, as current and former British Prime Ministers, in 2007. (AP)
AP
Baroness Thatcher, former British prime minister, is seen at a June 2007 service marking 25th anniversary of the end of the Falklands conflict, Pangbourne, England. (AP)
AP
Margaret Thatcher, George Bush, Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr.
In a Feb. 20, 1985 file photo, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher is applauded by Vice President George Bush, left, as House Speaker Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr. looks on just before she addressed a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress, in Washington. Thatchers former spokesman, Tim Bell, said that the former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher had died Monday morning, April 8, 2013, of a stroke. She was 87. (AP Photo/Bob Daugherty, File)
AP Photo/Bob Daugherty, File
Britain-Obit-Thatcher
British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher stands in a British tank during a visit to British forces in Fallingbostel, some 120km (70 miles) south of Hamburg, Germany. on Sept. 17, 1986. Thatchers former spokesman, Tim Bell, said that the former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher had died Monday morning, April 8, 2013, of a stroke. She was 87.(AP Photo/Jockel Fink)
AP Photo/Jockel Fink
Margaret Thatcher, Ronald Reagan
In this Feb. 20, 1985 file photo, former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher meets with her friend and political ally President Ronald Reagan during a visit to the White House in Washington. Thatcher, who led Britain for 11 years, died of a stroke Monday morning, April 8, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, file)
AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, file
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