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Margaret Thatcher is lionized and lambasted
LONDON — Indifference was not an option. In death as in life, at home and abroad, former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was lionized and lambasted — sometimes both in the same breath — as news of her passing Monday spread...Tags: Labour Party (UK), David Cameron, United Kingdom, Government, Elizabeth II
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Only in death will Margaret Thatcher speak -- in an authorized bio
Margaret Thatcher signed a contract for an authorized biography more than 16 years ago. For reasons that will soon become clear, she granted writer Charles Moore an exclusive series of interviews and access to her papers on the condition that the book...
Tags: Book, Government, Literature, Arts and Culture, Authors
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Nelson Mandela discharged from hospital
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- South Africa's former president, Nelson Mandela, has been discharged from the hospital after 10 days undergoing treatment for pneumonia, officials said Saturday. Mandela's discharge was a huge relief for South Africans,...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Pneumonia, Jacob Zuma
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Out of the Blue: Time for a little maternal patricide
Jimmy Carter in 2009 announced he was severing ties with the Southern Baptist Convention after six decades because the leadership clings to the doctrine that "women are subservient to their husbands, and prohibited from serving as deacons, pastors or...Tags: Religion and Belief, Abusive Behavior, Human Rights, Politics, Separation of Church and State
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Nelson Mandela's health improving, South African officials say
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- The health of former South African President Nelson Mandela has improved, according to South African officials who said he is in much better shape than he was a week ago when he was admitted to the hospital with pneumonia....
Tags: Heads of State, Tuberculosis, South Africa, Government, Hospitals and Clinics
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Nelson Mandela suffering from pneumonia, officials say
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- South Africa’s presidency for the first time Saturday confirmed the seriousness of Nelson Mandela’s illness -- pneumonia -- as the former president prepared to spend a fourth night in the hospital. South...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Iraq War (2003-2011), South Africa, Africa, Hospitals and Clinics
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Interview: Why the world is losing faith in democracy
In the heady days of 1989, nondemocratic regimes fell like dominoes to the peaceful march of activists across Eastern Europe. Even China briefly appeared vulnerable to popular demands for a voice in how the country is ruled -- until the crackdown at ...
Tags: Burma, Democracy, Elections, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Hugo Chavez
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Nelson Mandela 'in good spirits' after second night in hospital
This post has been corrected. See the note below for details.JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- Anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela is showing signs of recovery after his second night in a hospital for treatment of a recurring lung infection, President Jacob Zuma said Friday. Mandela was admitted to the hospital in...Tags: Tuberculosis, South Africa, Jacob Zuma
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Nelson Mandela is hospitalized again for lung infection
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- Nelson Mandela was readmitted to a hospital after a worrying recurrence of the lung infection he suffered in December, the South African presidency announced Thursday. It was the third time Mandela, known affectionately...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Pretoria (South Africa), Tuberculosis, South Africa, FIFA World Cup
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ABC's Robin Roberts to receive Arthur Ashe Courage Award
Staff writerRobin Roberts will receive the Arthur Ashe Courage Award, "Good Morning America" announced Tuesday morning. "When my ESPN family called me, I was absolutely speechless," "GMA" anchor Roberts said. "Arthur was a dear, dear friend of mine. We served on...Tags: Robin Roberts, Howard Cosell, Arthur Ashe, Human Interest, ESPN (tv network)
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Chinua Achebe dies at 82; Nigerian writer
JOHNANNESBURG, South Africa — When Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe was in college, a European professor assigned "Mister Johnson," which portrayed Africa as a land of grinning, shrieking savages. Time magazine called it "the best novel ever written...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Colleges and Universities, Government, Authors, England
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John Lennon and George Harrison electric guitar to be auctioned
A Vox electric guitar said to have been played by John Lennon and George Harrison, jewelry given by Elvis Presley to associates and an autographed pillow Michael Jackson threw to a fan from a Paris hotel window are among a bevy of rock ‘n’...Tags: Elvis Presley, Social Media, Eric Clapton, Michael Jackson, Jimi Hendrix
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