Posts Tagged ‘ Thatcher ’

Iron Lady falls to the Anna Quindlen doctrine 

January 14, 2012
Iron Lady falls to the Anna Quindlen doctrine 

  “The Iron Lady,” the new biopic starring Meryl Streep as Margaret Thatcher, was controversial before audiences even saw it, largely because of its portrayal of the aging former prime minister’s dementia. The current UK prime minister, David Cameron, suggested the movie was premature and shouldn’t have been made while Thatcher was alive. Her former [...]

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Lady Thatcher spends night in hospital after arm break

June 14, 2009
Lady Thatcher spends night in hospital after arm break

Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher spent Friday night in a London hospital after breaking her arm in a fall. A spokeswoman from her office said the 83-year-old lady had tripped and fallen at home on Friday morning, snapping a bone in her upper arm, and had been taken to Chelsea and Westminster Hospital. An [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...