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| Mitt Romney pays tribute to Margaret Thatcher | Mitt Romney pays tribute to Margaret Thatcher |
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| US presidential candidate Mitt Romney has hailed Margaret Thatcher as a "tower of strength in the cause of liberty" as a tribute to the former prime minister on her 87th birthday. | US presidential candidate Mitt Romney has hailed Margaret Thatcher as a "tower of strength in the cause of liberty" as a tribute to the former prime minister on her 87th birthday. |
| Baroness Thatcher celebrated the occasion on Saturday by having lunch at Green's Restaurant and Oyster Bar in London's exclusive St James's district with her son Mark and his wife. | Baroness Thatcher celebrated the occasion on Saturday by having lunch at Green's Restaurant and Oyster Bar in London's exclusive St James's district with her son Mark and his wife. |
| Writing on Twitter, Romney - the Republican challenger engaged in a close fight with Democrat Barack Obama for the White House in next month's election - said: "The US is blessed with courageous friends. | Writing on Twitter, Romney - the Republican challenger engaged in a close fight with Democrat Barack Obama for the White House in next month's election - said: "The US is blessed with courageous friends. |
| "Happy Birthday to the Iron Lady, Margaret Thatcher - a tower of strength in the cause of liberty." | "Happy Birthday to the Iron Lady, Margaret Thatcher - a tower of strength in the cause of liberty." |
| Thatcher's premiership was thrust back into the American spotlight this year when Meryl Streep starred in a controversial Hollywood film about her life. | Thatcher's premiership was thrust back into the American spotlight this year when Meryl Streep starred in a controversial Hollywood film about her life. |
| It drew criticism from Prime Minister David Cameron and others for concentrating on the peer's failing health after she suffered a series of strokes which have left her frail and with dementia. | It drew criticism from Prime Minister David Cameron and others for concentrating on the peer's failing health after she suffered a series of strokes which have left her frail and with dementia. |
| She was not well enough to join the Queen for a lunch with former and serving prime ministers as part of the Diamond Jubilee this summer and previously missed her own 85th birthday party thrown by Cameron at 10 Downing Street. | She was not well enough to join the Queen for a lunch with former and serving prime ministers as part of the Diamond Jubilee this summer and previously missed her own 85th birthday party thrown by Cameron at 10 Downing Street. |
| Her last public appearance was in September last year at an event held to celebrate the 50th birthday of then defence secretary Liam Fox. | Her last public appearance was in September last year at an event held to celebrate the 50th birthday of then defence secretary Liam Fox. |
| A spokesman said the baroness was currently "doing all right". | A spokesman said the baroness was currently "doing all right". |
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