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School pupils joke with each other as they leave a polling station, as anyone aged over 16 can vote in the Scottish independence referendum, in Edinburgh, Scotland, Thursday, Sept. 18, 2014. Scots held the fate of the United Kingdom in their hands Thursday as they voted in a referendum on becoming an independent state, deciding whether to unravel a marriage with England that built an empire but has increasingly been felt by many Scots as stifling and one-sided. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
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Scottish teens proud, passionate about voting

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Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and NO campaigner in Scotland's Independence Referendum meets pupils at Kelty Primary school in Kelty Scotland Friday Sept. 19, 2014. Voters in Scotland resoundingly rejected independence in a historic referendum that shook the country to its core. But No does not mean a return to the status quo. The referendum led to promises of further powers for each of the four nations in the United Kingdom _ a pledge that will change the country forever. (AP Photo/Garry F McHarg/PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUT NO SALES NO ARCHIVE
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Brown credited with turning Scot independence tide

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Ireland economy grows 7.7 percent, leads eurozone
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Ireland economy grows 7.7 percent, leads eurozone

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FILE - This is a Thursday Sept. 11, 1997 file photo of a Scottish voter Rory Murray as he leaves the polling station in Bo'ness, 24 kms , 15 miles northeast of Edinburgh after casting his vote in the Scottish referendum Thursday Sept. 11, 1997. Scots voted on creating their own Parliament, the biggest wrench from England in 290 years of union. On Thursday Sept. 18, 2014: Scottish voters decide whether to keep Great Britain intact or end their union with England, Wales and Northern Ireland. (AP Photo/Max Nash, File)
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Milestones of Scots’ journey to independence vote

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Ian Paisley jnr, right, carries the coffin of his father Ian Paisley for burial at Ballygowan Free Presbyterian church, Ballygowan, Northern Ireland, Monday, Sept. 15, 2014. The funeral of Ian Paisley, the former Democratic Unionist Party leader and first minister of Northern Ireland, took place Monday, He was buried following a private funeral service at his family home in east Belfast. Dr Paisley, who stepped down from politics in 2008, passed away on Friday following a short illness aged 88. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)
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Public praise, private Belfast funeral for Paisley

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Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond addresses an audience of international journalists exactly 17 years since the country voted Yes to devolution at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2014. In a blow to the Scottish independence campaign, top financial groups including the Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds Banking Group say they will move headquarters to England should Scots vote to break away from the United Kingdom. RBS, which has been based in Scotland since 1727, said Thursday it has drawn up contingency plans because of uncertainties that could hurt its business and customers should Scots vote to become independent next week. (AP Photo/PA, Andrew Milligan) UNITED KINGDOM OUT, NO SALES, NO ARCHIVE
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Salmond: Savvy salesman for Scottish independence

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FILE - In this Thursday, March 22, 2007, file photo Rev. Ian Paisley, Leader of the Democratic Union Party, smiles as he speaks to the press as he leaves 11 Downing Street after a meeting on the Northern Ireland budget with British Chancellor Gordon Brown, London. Paisley the fiery Protestant leader has died in Northern Ireland aged 88 his wife Eileen said Friday Sept. 12, 2014. Much like the Ulster weather, Ian Paisley could offer beaming sunshine one minute, stinging hailstones the next. The international image of Paisley _ that of Northern Ireland's most dangerous demagogue, a belligerent bigot committed to keeping Irish Catholics at bay and out of power _ was well-documented in its own right. But understanding the worst of the public Paisley wouldn't prepare you for meeting him in the flesh. (AP Photo/Sang Tan, File)
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Ian Paisley’s many faces: orator, inciter, charmer

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FILE - In this April 20, 1999 file photo former Democratic Unionist Party leader Ian Paisley laughs as he poses for a photo with school children. Paisley the fiery Protestant leader has died in Northern Ireland aged 88 his wife Eileen said Friday Sept. 12, 2014. (AP Photo/PA, Paul Faith) UNITED KINGDOM OUT NO SALES NO ARCHIVE
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Protestant firebrand Ian Paisley dies at 88

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Irish tax haul jumps, signals kinder 2015 budget
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Irish tax haul jumps, signals kinder 2015 budget

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Low-budget Ryanair launches business-class
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Low-budget Ryanair launches business-class

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