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Economic and social reviews of a potential independent Scotland find it may have a hard time capitalizing on any offshore oil reserves.
First Minister Alex Salmond promised a fairer and more prosperous Scotland during a pro-independence rally Saturday in Edinburgh.
Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond said the revenue generated from oil would help stimulate the economy of an independent Scotland.
The cause of Scottish independence has gained no ground in recent months, a poll released Wednesday indicated.
Scotland aims to reap the economic benefits from remaining oil and natural gas reserves in the North Sea on independence, First Minister Alex Salmond said.
An independent Scotland will have a top-notch fighting force but will not waste its money on maintaining a nuclear arsenal, a minister said Tuesday.
The investments needed to set up a pipeline welding center in Scotland shows there's plenty of interest in its energy sector, First Minister Alex Salmond said.
Scotland has the economic resources available to endure as an independent country in part because of its energy sector, First Minister Alex Salmond said.
United Kingdom Independence Party Leader Nigel Farage Friday called the Scottish nationalists who interrupted his Edinburgh news conference "fascist scum."
The Scottish government will support a training program for the energy sector with investments worth close to $10 million, First Minister Alex Salmond said.
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President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden order take-out lunch at Taylor Gourmet on Pennsylvania Avenue, in Washington, D.C. on October 4, 2013. The reason he gave was they are starving and the establishment is giving a 10 percent discount to furloughed government workers as an indication of how ordinary Americans are looking out for one another. UPI/Pete Marovich/Pool