- Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher dies at the age of 87. George Will on her “vigorous virtues.”
- In case you forgot, the federal government cut $85 billion across the board.
- Republican governors use “freedom” as their defense when rejecting the Medicaid expansion of Obamacare.
- UK Prime Minister David Cameron: “Crazy situation where you earn more on benefits than you do at work ends NOW.”
- Sen. Majority Leader Harry Reid is in no rush to push on gun control.
- Senate’s Gang of Eight hoped to put forth its immigration proposal this week, but that could also be delayed.
- TIME’s Michael Scherer on Obama’s move to the right on Social Security and Keystone XL.
- Obama’s old OMB chief Peter Orzag on why liberals shouldn’t be so mad about the President’s proposed Social Security changes.
Morning Must Reads: April 8
In the news: Margaret Thatcher, David Cameron, immigration, Social Security, and freedom.