10 things you need to know today: March 7, 2016

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1. Nancy Reagan dies at 94

Former First Lady Nancy Reagan died Sunday of congestive heart failure. She was 94. Mrs. Reagan has been called one of the most influential presidential wives in modern times. She fiercely supported Ronald Reagan during his presidency from 1981 to 1989, and was known as a powerful behind-the-scenes player in the Reagan White House. She clashed famously with chief of staff Donald Regan, but said her only role was to support her "Ronnie." Nancy Reagan was also a tremendous supporter of her husband through his long battle with Alzheimer's. He died in 2004.

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Harold Maass is a contributing editor at The Week. He has been writing for The Week since the 2001 debut of the U.S. print edition and served as editor of TheWeek.com when it launched in 2008. Harold started his career as a newspaper reporter in South Florida and Haiti. He has previously worked for a variety of news outlets, including The Miami Herald, ABC News and Fox News, and for several years wrote a daily roundup of financial news for The Week and Yahoo Finance.