news.bbc.co.uk - 1/20/2009
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Calls have been made for Barack Obama to mark his inauguration as US president by creating his own tartan. The move would be the ideal way to celebrate Mr Obama's Scottish ancestry and boost tourism, according to the Scottish Conservative Party. Mr Obama can be traced to William the Lion, who ...
news.bbc.co.uk - 1/28/2009
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A postman who rescued a baby otter on
a Scottish roadside took it on a 220-mile tour...
of the country in his mailbag. Kenny Wilson, 50, of Tweedbank, in the Borders, spotted the cub - named Orla - lying on the A7 near Stow on Sunday. He stopped his car, ...
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Calls For An Obama Tartan - We Have The Exclusive!
Pirate's Cove —
No. Really. Seriously.
Calls have been made for Barack Obama to mark his inauguration as US president by creating his own tartan.
The move would be the ideal way to celebrate Mr Obama’s Scottish ancestry and boost tourism, according to the Scottish Conservative Party.
Mr Obama can be traced to William the Lion, who ruled Scotland from 1165 to 1214, genealogists believe.
The Scottish Conservatives have written to Mr Obama about the tartan, which the party said could boost tartan exports amid the economic ...
Calls For An Obama Tartan - We Have The Exclusive!
Stop The ACLU —
No. Really. Seriously. Calls have been made for Barack Obama to mark his inauguration as US president by creating his own tartan. The move would be the ideal way to celebrate Mr Obama’s Scottish ancestry and boost tourism, according to the Scottish Conservative Party. Mr Obama can be traced to William the Lion, who ruled Scotland from 1165 to 1214, genealogists believe. The Scottish Conservatives have written to Mr Obama about the tartan, which the party said could boost tartan exports amid the economic downturn. Pirate’s Cove/Stop The ACLU exclusive!!!! Below the fold Obama ...
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