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Margaret Thatcher's Rigorous Diet Secret: Eggs

(Jan. 31) -- Margaret Thatcher's uncommon determination wasn't only reflected in her becoming Britain's prime minister by buttering up the bourgeoisie and undoing the unions. She also managed to lose 20 pounds in two weeks by eating 56 eggs. According to revealing personal papers published on Saturday, as the Iron Lady...

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'The Iron Lady' Panned By Critics In Argentina

Meryl Streep may have been nominated for an Oscar for her portrayal of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady , but Argentine critics have panned the film during its premiere in Buenos Aires.

THE HUFFINGTON POST

Sir Peter Westmacott: A Pivotal Period in Britain's History

It has been a whirlwind three weeks since my arrival in Washington.

CAMBIO

BFF.tv Blog: 3 Movies We Are Psyched For!

Now that award season is in full swing, and we've begun honoring the best of the best in film, we can't help but start to get excited about some new movies on the horizon.

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The Iron Lady

The Iron Lady is an interesting example of the limits of movie biography and the manner in which contemporary political and social trends leak into motion picture storytelling.

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Best Actresses: Was 2011 the Year of the Woman?

Another awards season, another round of complaints that there are few good roles for actresses, unless you're Meryl Streep.

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02/10/12 Shrugging at BDS Source: The Jewish Daily Forward - New York NY Before she became the subject of an Oscar-nominated feature film, Margaret Thatcher was prime minister of Great Britain during a particularly violent period of European airplane hijackings and Northern Irish terrorism attacks.
02/10/12 Letter: Misery of the Thatcher years Source: Yorkshire Evening Post - Leeds - West Yorkshire - UK RE Estelle D Davis's letter of February 6, I can sympathise up to a point, as I agree that there were and still are many injustices caused by governments of all parties.
02/10/12 Scene on Film: âThe Iron Lady' Source: Two River Times - Red Bank NJ The critics haven't warmed to The Iron Lady.
02/09/12 âIron Lady' is a confusing muddle; âGrey' is... Source: Times Press Recorder - Arroyo Grande CA "The Iron Lady" features a great performance by Meryl Streep as British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and spans her 40-year political career.
02/09/12 Slow to warm up to a woman in the Lodge Source: ABC News - Australia Bob Katter's got a point on the issue of sexism and Julia Gillard.