Word: thatcherism
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...normal political life of a democracy, laws and institutions are what count. Even a leader as forceful and as long in office as Margaret Thatcher can suddenly leave, and while the world certainly notices, the event doesn't constitute a national, much less an international crisis...
...Major Difference John Major, 47, Britain's new Prime Minister, is far younger than Margaret Thatcher, but he's more cautious and a lot less tart of tongue. Major borrowed strategy from the "kinder, gentler" playbook, identifying with the Iron Lady's successes while promising to clean up her excesses...
Fledgling Prime Minister John Major could be forgiven for expecting his Conservative Party to seek a little harmony after the internal revolt that ousted Margaret Thatcher. No such luck...
...Administration officials, the Iraqis saw the firing of U.S. Air Force chief of staff Michael Dugan as an act that might precipitate a military coup against Bush. Similarly, Baghdad is reported to have understood the President's budget troubles, Republican setbacks in the midterm elections and even Margaret Thatcher's ouster as signs that the anti-Saddam coalition is fraying...
...Stanislaw Tyminski, and what will happen if he wins? -- John Major becomes Britain's Prime Minister as the Tories pick Thatcher's favorite to succeed her. -- The Soviets face their most miserable winter since World War II, Germany begins ferrying tons of food, and the U.S. worries about whether its aid would reach the neediest...