Palestinians will submit UN membership letter (AP)

<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110920/ap_on_re_us/un_mideast"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20110918/capt.5b94f67c6b244325a6cc3a271e10abee-5b94f67c6b244325a6cc3a271e10abee-0.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=DzUCiCDEmOqHDHxAWf.lsA--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, right, is greeted by Hanan Ashrawi, left, legislator and activist, as he arrives at his hotel in New York, Monday, Sept. 19, 2011, to attend the 66th General Assembly session of United Nations, which begins Tuesday, Sept. 20. The United States and Europe scrambled Sunday, Sept. 18, for a strategy that would help avoid a showdown over whether to admit an independent Palestine as a new United Nations member. (AP Photo/David Karp)" border="0" /></a>AP - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is pressing ahead Tuesday with his diplomatic campaign to gain full U.N. membership, brushing aside heated Israeli objections and a promised U.S. veto as the issue of Palestinian statehood takes center stage with world leaders gathering for the opening of the U.N. General Assembly session.</p><br clear="all"/>

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