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Long before she came barroness serving in the house of lords. though this was the end of her time as a frontline politician, her influence and opinion still counted for years. her appearance became rarer as her health deteriorated. she was too frail to attend the wedding of prince william and kate middleton, but she did manage to get back to that famous doorstep one last time. okay. let s get the view from london now because obviously britain is grieving. richard quest is outside the prime minister s residence at 10 downing street. tell us more, richard. reporter: good morning from downing street. this was the home where margaret thatcher lived and worked for those 11 1/2 years as prime minister where those great policies that she brought in of privatization, free market enterprise, the faulklands war, ....
And comrades and wrote and met with each other frequently. it s quite natural that conservatism in the u.s. see margaret thatcher as a great ally and friend of theirs. what will her legacy be? i think her legacy will be the greatest prime minister of the 20th century apart from winston churchill. a great leader of britain. a great leader of the western world at a time when the west was in really a terrible situation with terrible economy facing a rising soviet union, and at home a restorer of britain to a great position in the world, and ultimately a reformer in britain and a friend for ronald reagan and conservatives and liberty around the world. ted bromand, many thanks. we appreciate it. still ahead, as congress comes back to work, president obama meets with victims of the sandy hook shootings. can he get a deal on gun control? the humble back seat. ....
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Willing of the soviet empire. so that was huge. carol. america has long been fascinated with her. just a couple years ago that meryl streep starred in a movie about thatcher. of course she was called the iron lady. there is still doubt today that, you know, can a woman leading a country be strong enough. margaret thatcher did her part in combatting that idea, right? yeah, i think really of all the developed democracies, unfortunately it s only the united states who hasn t yet be able to get itself around to electing either a woman president or woman vice president. whether it s margaret thatcher who did it for britain 35 years ago or whether it s leaders from latin america now, obviously women can do it. and margaret thatcher perhaps crystallized the fact perhaps better than anyone that women are as tough. ....
About something positive on the college level. good job by nebraska. absolutely. i second that. thanks very much, jared. the next hour of cnn newsroom starts now. breaking news right now. former british frm margaret thatcher has died after suffering a stroke. we re live in london with reaction. and the gun control debates in the united states gets personal. wayne reminds me of the clowns at the circus. they get the most attention, and that s what he is paid to do. the nra under fire as president obama meets with sandy hook families to amp up pressure to pass new federal gun laws. and smoking pot for a living and writing about it. we ll talk to america s very first marijuana critic. plus, report cards are out for the airlines. the best and worst of 2012. you re live in the cnn newsroom. ....