The Union Jack flag is seen at half-mast after the death of former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher, at the British Embassy in Washington April 8, 2013. Thatcher, the "Iron Lady" who transformed Britain and inspired conservatives around the world by radically rolling back the state during her 11 years in power, died on Monday following a stroke. She was 87.
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