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Margaret Thatcher's re-election and the 'special relationship', 1983
Margaret Thatcher's dedication to the 'special relationship' between Britain and America, and journalist James "Scotty" Reston's correct prediction on Thatcher's re-election.
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Old Man Reagan, 1984
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The collapse of the 'special relationship', 1972
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