Top Stories: Thatcher's Death; Kerry's Trip To Mideast

By Mark Memmott

Published April 8, 2013 at 7:48 AM CDT

Good morning.

Our early headlines:

-- Former British Prime Minister Thatcher Dies

-- Blocked Or Breaking Through? Mixed Signals On Gun Bills

-- North Korea To Shut Jointly Run Factories, May Test Missile

-- Book News: Chile Prepares To Exhume Pablo Neruda's Remains

Other stories making headlines:

-- "Deadly Car Bomb Rocks Central Damascus." ( Al-Jazeera English)

-- "Kerry Meets Israeli Leaders To Push Mideast Peace." ( The Associated Press)

-- Louisville Men And Women Both Vying For Basketball Championships. ( ESPN)

-- "Officials: Bodies Of 2 Children Recovered From Construction Site" In South Carolina. ( WSOC-TV)

Mark Memmott

Mark Memmott is NPR's supervising senior editor for Standards & Practices. In that role, he's a resource for NPR's journalists – helping them raise the right questions as they do their work and uphold the organization's standards.

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