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A fresh push for haggis to conquer America

IT was a week when Scotland toasted record global whisky exports, and Hillary Clinton joined in the St Andrew's Day celebrations by sending a special message to Scots the world over.

But, despite the US Secretary of State's praise for the special ties between the nations and Scotland's "unique culture and traditions", that goodwill does not extend to our national dish, which has been banned for four decades in America.