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Playing Her Best Hand
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It's so hard to make them behave on the first day of school even when "school" is the Scottish Parliament. Last week, the legislature opened its doors for a new term. Since its rebirth in 1999, many pro-independence members have choked on the required pledge of allegiance to "Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, Her Heirs and Successors." While most protesting members 22 in all made defiant speeches with raised fists before taking the oath, this year the Scottish Socialist Party's Rosie Kane spelled out her objection. The 41-year-old single mother from Glasgow opened her raised hand to reveal her...