Although this may have been the first time that much of the outside world has taken an interest in Mr Salmond's plans, this was the fourth major document on the subject the First Minister has launched since he first came to office in 2007. Inevitably, there was a fair amount of repetition.
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Salmond sets the stage for Scotland's big vote
FOR followers of the arcane details of the independence debate there was quite a lot that sounded rather familiar in yesterday's much-heralded launch of the Scottish Government's proposals for an independence referendum.
