Obama calls for 'united' Britain
On the eve of Scotland's historic independence referendum, US President Barack Obama issued a plea for Washington's key ally Britain to remain "strong, robust and united." American officials have been careful to avoid accusations of interference by insisting that the vote is a choice for the Scottish people, but have made it clear they would prefer Britain not to split. The countries of England and Scotland have been ruled together as the United Kingdom since 1707, while the territory that was to become the United States split from their empire in 1776.
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