Obama, Europeans press Palestinians to drop UN bid (AP)

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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110922/ap_on_re_us/un_mideast"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20110921/capt.2807e426cea64d258a33b7b144eb2a1b-2807e426cea64d258a33b7b144eb2a1b-0.jpg?x=130&y=106&q=85&sig=ko8pmIsWHjB6f6taEd3jOg--" align="left" height="106" width="130" alt="President Barack Obama addresses the 66th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2011. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)" border="0" /></a>AP - Furiously scrambling to head off a U.N. showdown, the United States warned world leaders Wednesday that trying to create a Palestinian nation by simple decree instead of through hard negotiations was bound to fail as a shortcut to peace with Israel. Europeans worked to defuse the dispute, too, France urging new talks within a month.</p><br clear="all"/>

 

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