Scotland Sets Independence Referendum Date of Sept. 18, 2014
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Voters in Scotland will decide on Sept. 18, 2014, whether to pursue independence after First Minister Alex Salmond set the date for a referendum he hopes will spell the end of the United Kingdom.
“The choice becomes clear with each passing day,” Salmond, 58, said today in the Scottish Parliament. He had previously said the vote would take place in the fall of next year. “I believe the people of Scotland will vote yes to create a better country than we have now.”