Final TV debate before Scotland's independence vote begins

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Final TV debate before Scotland's independence vote begins

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/final-tv-debate-looms-scotlands-independence-vote-142855538.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/wQoFATP.IXU67iwQDdM5QA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-08-25T194913Z_1007000002_LYNXMPEA7N0FA_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-SCOTLAND-INDEPENDENCE-DEBATE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Union Jack and Saltire flags fly outside the Lloyds Banking Group Scottish Headquarters in Edinburgh, Scotland" align="left" title="Union Jack and Saltire flags fly outside the Lloyds Banking Group Scottish Headquarters in Edinburgh, Scotland" border="0" /></a>By Alistair Smout GLASGOW Scotland (Reuters) - Two of Scotland's leading politicians began a final TV debate on Monday night, just weeks before a historic independence referendum, with secessionists looking for a game-changing performance to catch up in the polls. As the Sept. 18 vote nears, polls show the campaign to sever Scotland's 307-year union with England and leave the United Kingdom is trailing in support, as it has been from the start. Several recent polls have shown support for independence climbing a few points, but the most recent &quot;poll of polls,&quot; on Aug. 15, which is based on an average of the last six polls and excludes undecided respondents, found support for a breakaway stands at 43 percent against 57 percent for staying in the UK. Let us do it now,&quot; Salmond told the audience in an emotional opening statement, urging Scots to vote for full independence.</p><br clear="all"/>

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