To say that Scotland would face a more difficult fiscal position in the medium to long-term is not to say that an independent Scotland could not handle that, but to say that a serious debate is required about HOW it would handle it.

BBC: Scottish independence: not whether, but how?

"Before this race I was telling the press that it was almost impossible, whereas now I would say it is difficult, but not impossible, " Lorenzo told the MotoGP Web site of his title chances.

CNN: Lorenzo capitalizes on Rossi's U.S. crash