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 "poll of polls," 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," Salmond told the audience in an emotional opening statement, urging Scots to vote for full independence.</p><br clear="all"/>
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