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Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, an outspoken woman known to many as "The Iron Lady," has died at 87 after suffering a stroke."It is with great sadness that Mark and Carol Thatcher announced that their mother Baroness Thatcher died peacefully following a stroke this morning," Thatcher spokesperson Lord Bell said in a statement.Thatcher led Britain's Conservatives to three election victories from 1979 to 1990, the longest continuous period in office by a British prime minister since the early 19th century. Alongside former U.S. President Ronald Reagan, Thatcher battled against communism and saw the Berlin Wall get torn down in 1989.On Monday, British Prime Minister David Cameron cut short his trip to several European countries after the announcement of Thatcher's death."We have lost a great leader, a great prime minister and a great Briton,'' Cameron said in a statement.Tony Blair, a former British prime minister, said Thatcher had a vast impact on the world."Very few le...
The body of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was taken Tuesday to the Houses of Parliament in London, where it will rest overnight before her funeral....
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"...
The original "Iron Lady," former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has died. And while Thatcher's death of a stroke at 87 is far from unusual, powerful women often fa...
Milestones in the life and career of Britain's former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher:Oct. 13, 1925: Born at Grantham, central England.June 1947: Graduates from Oxf...
British lawmakers are returning from vacation to pay tribute to former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, as preparations get under way for a funeral filled with cere...
Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher is recuperating at an unnamed hospital after an operation to remove a bladder growth, a friend said Friday.The 87-yea...
British media are reporting that former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has left the hospital after an operation to remove a bladder growth.The 87-year-old ...
The world learned the sad news of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's death at age 87 on Monday.Leaders around the world rushed to praise her role in w...
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Her former spokesman, Tim Bell, said that the former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher had died Monday morning of a stroke.
World leaders gather for funeral of former British prime minister
Margaret Thatcher was the British Prime Minister from 1979 to 1990.
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Former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher had to skip a reception Thursday to honor her 85th birthday because she was ill with the flu.Prime Minister David Cameron rea...
Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has been admitted to the hospital following a recent bout of flu, officials said Tuesday.Prime Minister David Cameron...
LONDON -- Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has been admitted to the hospital following a recent bout of flu, officials said Tuesday.Prime Minister Dav...
A spokesman for Mikhail Gorbachev says the 82-year-old former Soviet president is in the Kremlin's hospital for tests.Vladimir Polyakov told The Associated Press tha...
Barbara Vucanovich, who was the first woman to represent Nevada in Congress and went on to serve the sprawling, rural 2nd Congressional District for 14 years, died M...