Obama making final push to blunt Palestinian bid (AP)

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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110921/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obama"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20110920/capt.3b3d27c3498340119cd533eb96cc7945-3b3d27c3498340119cd533eb96cc7945-0.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=2c8Z.7wFX3qGP6ruob_PPg--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="President Barack Obama speaks at a DNC fundraiser at Gotham Hall in New York, Tuesday, Sept., 20, 2011. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais" border="0" /></a>AP - Scrambling to head off a diplomatic clash, President Barack Obama will publicly push for the Palestinians to drop a statehood bid when he addresses the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/>

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