But Lady Doocey told peers during the debate on 8 November 2012 that the legacy was "hanging in the balance".

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Lady Thatcher, who died at the age of 87 on 8 April, has been accorded a ceremonial funeral with military honours, one step down from a state funeral.

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Georgia threw long to James on the inbound pass and the Lady Bulldogs were able to run off all but the final 0.8 seconds before Barbee was fouled.

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Lady Thatcher, who was Conservative Prime Minister from 1979 until 1990, died on 8 April, following a stroke, at the age of 87.

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On the other hand, it doesn't see him exceeding Lady Gaga's 31 million followers by the end of 2013 - the odds are 8-1.

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Even the grey lady is bestirring herself: the New York Times this week ran an article of nearly 8, 000 words on Mr Emanuel and his woes.

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Around five million poppies and 8, 000 wreaths are hand-assembled by 40 veterans with disabilities every year at Lady Haig's Poppy Factory in Edinburgh.

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President Bush and first lady Laura Bush came in the early evening on Thursday, following the close of the G-8 summit in Georgia.

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