Palestinians submit UN statehood bid (AP)

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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110923/ap_on_re_us/un_mideast"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20110923/capt.7fc0067b281740d68888048b1f26f8c0-603a651e849e45f4952350ed87b1dd20-0.jpg?x=103&y=130&q=85&sig=6Jx.YhlJZF8.bBGQ3WZ6XA--" align="left" height="130" width="103" alt="Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas holds a letter requesting recognition of Palestine as a state as he addresses the 66th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Friday, Sept. 23, 2011 at UN Headquarters. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)" border="0" /></a>AP - Defying U.S. and Israeli opposition, Palestinians asked the United Nations on Friday to accept them as a member state, sidestepping nearly two decades of failed negotiations in the hope this dramatic move on the world stage would reenergize their quest for an independent homeland.</p><br clear="all"/>

 

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