http://www.mail.com/people/19366-margaret-thatcher.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/19366-margaret-thatcher.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/2079992-israeli-pm-criticized-installing-bed-plane.html JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will seek alternate sleeping arrangements when traveling after receiving a sky-high bill for installing a customized bed on a recent flight to London, officials close to the Israeli leader said. Netanyahu found himself facing a public uproar on Sunday after Channel 10 TV reported over the weekend that he ... Sun, 12 May 2013 21:43:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2079992-israeli-pm-criticized-installing-bed-plane.html 2013-05-12T21:43:50Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2029394-israeli-pm-rule-helping-syrian-rebels.html JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's prime minister declined to rule out the possibility of providing arms to Syrian rebel groups, saying in a television interview broadcast Thursday that the decision of whether to intervene in the neighboring civil war is a "complicated question." Although Benjamin Netanyahu made no clear commitments, his comments indicated that he... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 20:47:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2029394-israeli-pm-rule-helping-syrian-rebels.html 2013-04-18T20:47:58Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2024782-britains-iron-lady-laid-to-rest-with-full-pomp.html LONDON (AP) — Margaret Thatcher was laid to rest Wednesday with prayers and ceremony, plus cheers and occasional jeers, as Britain paused to remember a leader who transformed the country — for the better according to many, but in some eyes for the worse. Soaring hymns, Biblical verse and fond remembrances echoed under the dome of St. Paul's Cathedral, as ... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 21:44:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2024782-britains-iron-lady-laid-to-rest-with-full-pomp.html 2013-04-17T21:44:26Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2024940-rockets-fired-eilat-southern-israel.html JERUSALEM (AP) — Militants in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula fired at least two rockets at Israel's southern resort town of Eilat early Wednesday, officials said, highlighting what Israel says is a dire security situation across its border. Nobody was hurt in the attack, police said, although one rocket exploded near the courtyard of a house. A shadowy hard-line... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 18:26:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2024940-rockets-fired-eilat-southern-israel.html 2013-04-17T18:26:19Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2025444-thatcher-funeral-guest-list-standouts.html LONDON (AP) — More than 2,300 guests attended the funeral of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher at St. Paul's Cathedral on Wednesday. In all, 11 serving prime ministers and dignitaries representing 170 countries accepted invitations to the solemn event, Downing Street said. Here's a look at some of the prominent figures on the guest list: ... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 13:13:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2025444-thatcher-funeral-guest-list-standouts.html 2013-04-17T13:13:42Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2022702-thatcher-funeral-attendees-no-shows.html LONDON (AP) — More than 2,300 guests have confirmed they will attend the funeral of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Among the former U.S. presidents, surviving U.K. prime ministers, world leaders and celebrities who were invited are some high profile would-be guests who sent regrets: Former First Lady Nancy Reagan — whose husband had a cl... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 08:56:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2022702-thatcher-funeral-attendees-no-shows.html 2013-04-17T08:56:11Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2022410-boston-marathon-bombs-worlds-cities-alert.html LONDON (AP) — With two high-profile events in the days ahead — Margaret Thatcher's funeral and the London Marathon — British officials are looking anew at security precautions following the bombings in Boston. Terror threat levels in Europe and elsewhere, however, have remained unchanged, in contrast to other recent bombings and thwarted attacks that rais... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 20:06:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2022410-boston-marathon-bombs-worlds-cities-alert.html 2013-04-16T20:06:14Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2023456-london-marathon-to-proceed-boston-bombings.html Determined to show solidarity with Boston, the London Marathon will go forward as planned Sunday with a race that will be watched by about 1 million spectators and take runners past some of the city's most revered landmarks. The British capital has long been a target for terrorists, and concerns have only intensified after Monday's harrowing scenes at the... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 18:49:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2023456-london-marathon-to-proceed-boston-bombings.html 2013-04-16T18:49:24Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2023154-london-marathon-confirms-race-will-held-sunday.html Determined to put on a show of "solidarity" for Boston, London Marathon organizers will stage the race on Sunday. The British capital has long been a top target for terrorists, and these concerns have only intensified after harrowing scenes from the Boston Marathon on Monday, where bombs killed three people and injured more than 170. L... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:41:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2023154-london-marathon-confirms-race-will-held-sunday.html 2013-04-16T15:41:49Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2021404-security-beefed-up-worldwide-boston-blasts.html From the World Trade Center and Times Square in New York to the White House and sports venues across the country, police patrolled in packs and deployed counterterrorism teams Monday as security was stepped up after explosions at the Boston Marathon. Worries also reverberated across the Atlantic, where an already robust security operation was being beefed... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 03:05:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2021404-security-beefed-up-worldwide-boston-blasts.html 2013-04-16T03:05:44Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2021502-boston-blasts-prompt-uk-review-london-marathon.html LONDON (AP) — British police are reviewing security plans for Sunday's London Marathon, the next major international marathon, because of the bombs that killed two people at the race in Boston. But there is no known specific or credible threat against the hugely popular British race at the moment, a security official said Monday. Police already were prepa... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 22:39:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2021502-boston-blasts-prompt-uk-review-london-marathon.html 2013-04-15T22:39:52Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2020700-blackburn-bachmann-to-attend-thatcher-funeral.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker John Boehner says he's sending a three-member House delegation to London for the funeral of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Boehner said in a statement on Monday that Republican Rep. Marsha Blackburn will lead the delegation. Joining the Tennessee lawmaker will be fellow Republican Reps. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota and... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 15:33:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2020700-blackburn-bachmann-to-attend-thatcher-funeral.html 2013-04-15T15:33:04Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2019998-pre-dawn-rehearsal-margaret-thatchers-funeral.html LONDON (AP) — A pre-dawn military rehearsal was held Monday in preparation for Margaret Thatcher's funeral, while officials announced the familiar bells of the Big Ben clock tower will be silenced for the actual event. In advance of Wednesday's funeral at St. Paul's Cathedral, a flag-draped coffin was carried by horse-drawn carriage Monday to the famous d... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 15:26:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2019998-pre-dawn-rehearsal-margaret-thatchers-funeral.html 2013-04-15T15:26:59Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2017784-anti-thatcher-party-londons-trafalgar-square.html LONDON (AP) — Hundreds of opponents of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher partied in London's Trafalgar Square to celebrate her death, sipping Champagne and chanting "Ding Dong! The Witch is Dead." Thatcher's most strident critics had long vowed to hold a gathering in central London on the Saturday following her passing, and the festivities were an i... Sat, 13 Apr 2013 21:23:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2017784-anti-thatcher-party-londons-trafalgar-square.html 2013-04-13T21:23:57Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2015326-bbc-hot-seat-anti-thatcher-song-climbs-chart.html LONDON (AP) — Opponents of the late Margaret Thatcher are taking a kind of musical revenge on the former prime minister, pushing the song "Ding Dong! The Witch is Dead" up the British charts in a posthumous protest over her polarizing policies. By Friday the online campaign had propelled the "Wizard of Oz" song to No. 1 on British iTunes and into the top ... Fri, 12 Apr 2013 20:39:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2015326-bbc-hot-seat-anti-thatcher-song-climbs-chart.html 2013-04-12T20:39:45Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2015956-thatcher-song-joins-list-tunes-bbc-censored.html LONDON (AP) — A 70-year-old song is giving the BBC a headache. The radio and television broadcaster has agonized over whether to play "Ding Dong! The Witch is Dead," a tune from "The Wizard of Oz" that is being driven up the charts by opponents of Margaret Thatcher as a mocking memorial to the late British prime minister. A compromise ... Fri, 12 Apr 2013 16:34:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2015956-thatcher-song-joins-list-tunes-bbc-censored.html 2013-04-12T16:34:33Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2015736-uk-aristocrats-face-downton-dilemma.html LONDON (AP) — Viscount Timothy Torrington's story reads like a real-life version of "Downton Abbey," the hit period drama about the family of an earl who has no direct heir to inherit his title. Like the fictional character Lord Grantham, the aristocrat has three daughters but no sons. In order for his title to live on in future generations, the 69-year-o... Fri, 12 Apr 2013 15:21:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2015736-uk-aristocrats-face-downton-dilemma.html 2013-04-12T15:21:31Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2012862-than-2000-invited-to-thatcher-funeral.html LONDON (AP) — Invitations to Margaret Thatcher's funeral are going out to more than 2,000 celebrities, dignitaries, colleagues and friends of the late British leader — from former U.S. presidents to "Dynasty" star Joan Collins and composer Andrew Lloyd Webber. Invitations were being printed Thursday and will be mailed out on Friday, the government said. T... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 16:57:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2012862-than-2000-invited-to-thatcher-funeral.html 2013-04-11T16:57:52Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2010218-uk-lawmakers-pay-tribute-to-margaret-thatcher.html LONDON (AP) — British lawmakers remembered former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher on Wednesday as a towering political figure who restored her country's confidence and pride — but who alienated many voters, from coal miners to gay people, with her uncompromising policies. Prime Minister David Cameron led praise for Thatcher during a special session of th... Wed, 10 Apr 2013 17:31:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2010218-uk-lawmakers-pay-tribute-to-margaret-thatcher.html 2013-04-10T17:31:07Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2010016-headlines-revive-memories-80s-economics.html Believers hailed its reduced tax rates and deregulation as springboards for economic miracles under the leadership of President Ronald Reagan and British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Critics dismissed the very same ideas as so much trickle-down hocus-pocus and voodoo. It's been most of three decades since debate over "supply-side" economic policies w... Wed, 10 Apr 2013 08:03:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2010016-headlines-revive-memories-80s-economics.html 2013-04-10T08:03:54Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2008256-safricans-thatcher-help-hinder-apartheid.html JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Nineteen years after the end of apartheid, South Africans are still passionately divided over whether Margaret Thatcher helped or hindered the cruel system of white rule and prolonged the incarceration of Nelson Mandela. The heated discussions triggered by Thatcher's death show how influential South Africans believe she was on the fate... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 19:30:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2008256-safricans-thatcher-help-hinder-apartheid.html 2013-04-09T19:30:55Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2008452-death-thatcher-draws-scorn.html LONDON (AP) — While some Britons mourned the passing of Margaret Thatcher, others raised glasses of champagne in impromptu street parties. And "The Wizard of Oz" song "Ding Dong! The Witch is Dead" is surging up the UK singles charts. A Guardian newspaper cartoon depicted Thatcher descending into hell, the Socialist Worker front page said "Rejoice," and a... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 17:33:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2008452-death-thatcher-draws-scorn.html 2013-04-09T17:33:32Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2007620-thatcher-funeral-set-april-17-queen-to-attend.html LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II will be among the mourners at the funeral of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher on April 17, officials announced Tuesday. Buckingham Palace said the queen and her husband, Prince Philip, would attend the ceremony at St. Paul's Cathedral, which is expected to draw dignitaries from around the globe. The only other prime... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 16:34:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2007620-thatcher-funeral-set-april-17-queen-to-attend.html 2013-04-09T16:34:46Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2007602-uks-female-leader-rejected-feminist-label.html LONDON (AP) — She was Britain's first female leader, a strong woman who battled her way to the top of a male-dominated political system — but don't call Margaret Thatcher a feminist. The former prime minister, who died Monday aged 87, rejected the label — "I owe nothing to women's lib," she once said — and she leaves a contested legacy for women. For some... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 15:05:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2007602-uks-female-leader-rejected-feminist-label.html 2013-04-09T15:05:40Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2005146-margaret-thatcher-iron-lady-dead-87.html LONDON (AP) — Love her or loathe her, one thing's beyond dispute: Margaret Thatcher transformed Britain. The Iron Lady, who ruled for 11 remarkable years, imposed her will on a fractious, rundown nation — breaking the unions, triumphing in a far-off war, and selling off state industries at a record pace. She left behind a leaner government and more prospe... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 00:06:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2005146-margaret-thatcher-iron-lady-dead-87.html 2013-04-09T00:06:03Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2005776-thatcher-profound-popular-culture.html LONDON (AP) — Margaret Thatcher was not just a political titan, she was a cultural icon — skewered by comedians, transformed into a puppet and played to Oscar-winning perfection by Meryl Streep. With her uncompromising politics, ironclad certainty, bouffant hairstyle and ever-present handbag, the late British leader was grist for comedians, playwrights, n... Mon, 08 Apr 2013 21:26:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2005776-thatcher-profound-popular-culture.html 2013-04-08T21:26:06Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2006562-reagan-thatcher-forged-close-lasting-bond.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan, two self-assured and firm-speaking conservatives, joined forces in the early 1980s and drastically changed the economic and political landscapes in both of their countries. Their calls for more-austere government and lower taxes still resonate with conservatives on both sides of the Atlantic. And thei... Mon, 08 Apr 2013 21:10:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2006562-reagan-thatcher-forged-close-lasting-bond.html 2013-04-08T21:10:53Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2005286-thatcher-death-divides-world-opinion.html Combative and determined to get her way, Margaret Thatcher divided opinion down the middle in life — and in death. Many leaders lauded Thatcher for her steely determination to modernize Britain's industrial landscape, even at the cost of strikes and riots, and to stand beside the United States as the west triumphed in the Cold War versus the Soviet Union.... Mon, 08 Apr 2013 20:23:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2005286-thatcher-death-divides-world-opinion.html 2013-04-08T20:23:22Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2005984-thatcher-biography-funeral.html LONDON (AP) — The first volume of Margaret Thatcher's authorized biography will be published immediately after her funeral. Allen Lane, which is part of Penguin Books, said Monday that "Not for Turning" by Charles Moore was commissioned in 1997 on the understanding that it would not be published during the former British prime minister's lifetime. ... Mon, 08 Apr 2013 18:50:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2005984-thatcher-biography-funeral.html 2013-04-08T18:50:48Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2006146-thatcher-detonated-change-uk-business.html LONDON (AP) — It went beyond the Big Bang. Margaret Thatcher transformed the British economy over little more than a decade in office. She introduced free-market policies that helped the country throw off its postwar malaise and shook up the cozy world of banks and brokers with a flurry of deregulation — which came to be known as the "Big Bang" — that mad... Mon, 08 Apr 2013 18:38:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2006146-thatcher-detonated-change-uk-business.html 2013-04-08T18:38:14Z