Former Lib Democrat leader Paddy Ashdown has died at 77

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Liberal Democrat party has announced the death of former leader Paddy Ashdown after a short illness. He was 77.
The popular, articulate Ashdown was for decades a prominent figure in Britain and continental Europe.
Party leader Vince Cable said Saturday that it was a “hugely sad day” and that everyone across the political spectrum “had immense affection and respect for Paddy.”
Ashdown was a former Royal Marine who served in the role of H