Sunday, April 14, 2013

Death of Margaret Thatcher brings tributes and jeers

Margaret Thatcher passed away Monday, April 8th, after a stroke.  The tributes began pouring in immediately after her passing was announced:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2013/04/08/obama-and-others-mourn-margaret-thatcher/

The song "Ding Dong the Wicked Witch is Dead" from the movie "The Wizard of Oz" has flown off the shelves since her passing, creating a dilemma for BBC radio on whether they should play the song if it gets to the top of charts - this has led to a variety of responses:

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/04/12/ding-dong-thatcher-row-nigel-farage_n_3067496.html?utm_hp_ref=uk-politics

Meanwhile, the New York Times Editorial Board critiqued the current approach to the Euro crisis:
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/15/opinion/europes-bitter-medicine-of-austerity.html?_r=0

And to illustrate the point...a new Euro-skeptic party held its first party conference in Germany: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/germany/9993551/German-equivalent-to-Ukip-angry-at-Nazi-jibes-from-southern-Europe.html

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