US: Maggie 'champion of liberty'
US President Barack Obama has led global tributes to Lady Thatcher, saying the "world has lost one of the great champions of freedom and liberty".
Thatcher receives warm transatlantic tributes
In the 1980s Margaret Thatcher strode onto the world stage alongside US President Ronald Reagan - who became a political and personal friend.
Recognition of her importance as international leader was reflected in the warmth of today's transatlantic tributes.
ITV News Washington Correspondent Robert Moore reports.
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