GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - APRIL 18: Scotland�s First Minister Alex Salmond, gives his key note speech to the SNP spring conference on April 18, 2009 in Glasgow, Scotland. Salmond announced plans to create thousands of new training palaces to help Scotland out of the recession. Getty Images logo Getty Images 7 months ago

GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - APRIL 18: Scotland�s First Minister Alex Salmond, gives his key note speech to the SNP spring conference on April 18, 2009 in Glasgow, Scotland. Salmond announced plans to create thousands of new training palaces to help Scotland out of the recession.

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  1. Leader of Scotland's Scottish National Party (SNP) Alex Salmond speaks during a news conference in Edinburgh, Scotland November 30, 2009. Salmond published details of a planned referendum on Scottish independence on Monday, setting out the case for breaking the 300-year-old union with England.
  2. GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - NOVEMBER 11: David Kerr, SNP candidate, receives support from First Minister Alex Salmond while campaigning for the Glasgow North East by-election on November 10, 2009 in Glasgow, Scotland. Candidates enter their final week of campaigning for the seat made vacant by former Speaker of the House of Commons Michael Martin, who resigned in June due to his role in the MP�s expenses row.
  3. GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - OCTOBER 30: SNP leader and First Minister Alex Salmond, David Kerr candidate for the forthcoming Glasgow North East by election share a joke with Betty Fraser on October 30, 2009 in Glasgow, Scotland. Today�s campaign took them to the local bingo hall where they urged public to vote SNP at the upcoming by election.

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  1. Leader of Scotland's Scottish National Party (SNP) Alex Salmond speaks during a news conference in Edinburgh, Scotland November 30, 2009. Salmond published details of a planned referendum on Scottish independence on Monday, setting out the case for breaking the 300-year-old union with England.
  2. Leader of Scotland's Scottish National Party (SNP) Alex Salmond speaks during a news conference in Edinburgh, Scotland November 30, 2009. Salmond published details of a planned referendum on Scottish independence on Monday, setting out the case for breaking the 300-year-old union with England.
  3. Leader of Scotland's Scottish National Party (SNP), Alex Salmond, listens to questions during a news conference in Edinburgh, Scotland November 30, 2009. Salmond published details of a planned referendum on Scottish independence on Monday, setting out the case for breaking the 300-year-old union with England.
  4. Leader of Scotland's Scottish National Party (SNP), Alex Salmond, holds a copy of the party's 'White Paper' during a news conference in Edinburgh, Scotland November 30, 2009. Salmond published details of a planned referendum on Scottish independence on Monday, setting out the case for breaking the 300-year-old union with England.
  5. GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - NOVEMBER 11: David Kerr, SNP candidate, receives support from First Minister Alex Salmond while campaigning for the Glasgow North East by-election on November 10, 2009 in Glasgow, Scotland. Candidates enter their final week of campaigning for the seat made vacant by former Speaker of the House of Commons Michael Martin, who resigned in June due to his role in the MP�s expenses row.
  6. GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - NOVEMBER 11: David Kerr, SNP candidate, receives support from First Minister Alex Salmond while campaigning for the Glasgow North East by-election on November 10, 2009 in Glasgow, Scotland. Candidates enter their final week of campaigning for the seat made vacant by former Speaker of the House of Commons Michael Martin, who resigned in June due to his role in the MP�s expenses row.
  7. GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - NOVEMBER 11: David Kerr, SNP candidate, receives support from First Minister Alex Salmond while campaigning for the Glasgow North East by-election on November 10, 2009 in Glasgow, Scotland. Candidates enter their final week of campaigning for the seat made vacant by former Speaker of the House of Commons Michael Martin, who resigned in June due to his role in the MP�s expenses row.
  8. Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond pauses during an interview with Reuters in his office in the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh November 4, 2009. Wealth management could become more important for Scotland, bolstering the country's key financial sector, Salmond believes. Despite the problems of the bailed-out banks, where thousands of jobs have been shed, the sector's other two pillars, insurance and investment management, are doing well, he told Reuters in an interview. Photo taken November 4, 2009. To match INTERVIEW BRITAIN-SALMOND.
  9. Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond poses for the photographer during an interview with Reuters in his office in the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh November 4, 2009. Wealth management could become more important for Scotland, bolstering the country's key financial sector, Salmond believes. Despite the problems of the bailed-out banks, where thousands of jobs have been shed, the sector's other two pillars, insurance and investment management, are doing well, he told Reuters in an interview. Photo taken November 4, 2009. To match INTERVIEW BRITAIN-SALMOND.
  10. Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond gestures during an interview with Reuters in his office in the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh November 4, 2009. Wealth management could become more important for Scotland, bolstering the country's key financial sector, Salmond believes. Despite the problems of the bailed-out banks, where thousands of jobs have been shed, the sector's other two pillars, insurance and investment management, are doing well, he told Reuters in an interview. Photo taken November 4, 2009.
  11. GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - OCTOBER 30: SNP leader and First Minister Alex Salmond, David Kerr candidate for the forthcoming Glasgow North East by election share a joke with Elizabeth Murray and Cathy Taylor on October 30, 2009 in Glasgow, Scotland. Today�s campaign took them to the local bingo hall where they urged public to vote SNP at the upcoming by election.
  12. GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - OCTOBER 30: SNP leader and First Minister Alex Salmond , campaigns with David Kerr candidate for the forthcoming Glasgow North East by election on October 30, 2009 in Glasgow, Scotland. Today�s campaign took them to the local bingo hall where they urged public to vote SNP at the upcoming by election.
  13. GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - OCTOBER 30: SNP leader and First Minister Alex Salmond, campaigns with David Kerr candidate for the forthcoming Glasgow North East by election on October 30, 2009 in Glasgow, Scotland. Today�s campaign took them to the local bingo hall where they urged public to vote SNP at the upcoming by election.
  14. GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - OCTOBER 30: SNP leader and First Minister Alex Salmond, David Kerr candidate for the forthcoming Glasgow North East by election share a joke with Elizabeth Murray on October 30, 2009 in Glasgow, Scotland. Today�s campaign took them to the local bingo hall where they urged public to vote SNP at the upcoming by election.
  15. GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - OCTOBER 30: SNP leader and First Minister Alex Salmond, campaigns with David Kerr candidate for the forthcoming Glasgow North East by election on October 30, 2009 in Glasgow, Scotland. Today�s campaign took them to the local bingo hall where they urged public to vote SNP at the upcoming by election.
  16. GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - OCTOBER 30: SNP leader and First Minister Alex Salmond, shares a joke with Betty Fraser while campaigning with David Kerr SNP candidate for the forthcoming Glasgow North East by election on October 30, 2009 in Glasgow, Scotland. Today�s campaign took them to the local bingo hall where they urged public to vote SNP at the upcoming by election.

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