Scotland turns to 18th-century poet for economic stimulus
Sunday’s 'Burns Night' – featuring poems and neats and tatties – is the first test of the effort.
A photo of Scottish actor Sean Connery against Edinburgh Castle is part of Scotland's "Homecoming" tourism campaign, which coincides with the 250th anniversary of the birth of the Scottish poet Robert Burns.
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January 23, 2009