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Scotland May Seek Independence Vote Before Brexit

Scotland's pro-independence leader says the country could make a second bid for independence within 18 months to avoid being dragged out of the European Union with the rest of the United Kingdom. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said in comments broadcast Thursday that fall 2018 is "the common sense time" to hold a referendum, "if that is the road we choose to go down." She insisted that no decision has been made about whether to ask Scottish voters for a mandate...

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