>>>Sadly, I read this news this morning...
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http://news.msn.com/world/margaret-thatcher-britains-iron-lady-dies>>>
>>>What a great woman. If only we had one as great here to lead this country out of its fiscal mess; however were stuck with Hillary...
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>>I agree that she was a historical figure. She left her mark. I think she was terrible news for the poor and working class of England but no one can deny her impact. To me the sign of great figures -- thinking of people as different as Churchill, Reagan, and FDR -- is not whether you agreed with them but whether they had an impact on their times. She left footprints.
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>>She reportedly suffered from Alzheimer's at the end. That is sad.
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>On a personal note I believe she was also largely abandoned by her children at the end which was also sad.
Do you have facts? Like a factual article that she was abandoned by her children?
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