Mediagazer: BBC faces Thatcher dilemma as opponents push ‘Ding Dong! The Witch is Dead’ to top of charts (Associated Press)

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BBC faces Thatcher dilemma as opponents push ‘Ding Dong! The Witch is Dead’ to top of charts — LONDON The BBC came up with an awkward compromise Friday over Â"Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead,Â" a song that is zooming up the music charts in a posthumous protest against Margaret Thatcher.

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