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Obama Addresses the UN as Palestinians Seek UN Membership
At the UN today, US and European leaders are working to avert a confrontation over Palestinian demands for statehood. We hear about the President speech to the General Assembly and some frantic diplomacy.
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenAt the United Nations today, US and European leaders are working to head off a confrontation over Palestinian demands for statehood. We hear about President Obama’s address to the General Assembly and some frantic diplomacy. Also, while supporters around the world insisted that Troy Davis was innocent of murder, the state of Georgia prepared for his execution.
Banner image: President Barack Obama addresses the 66th UN General Assembly at the United Nations headquarters in New York, September 21, 2011. Photo by Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images
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3 storiesObama Faces Diplomatic Test at the UN
Summarizing recent events worldwide, President Obama told the UN General Assembly today that this has been "a remarkable year." He talked of ending the war in Iraq and "building an enduring partnership with the Afghan people," and applauded international efforts to create the nation of South Sudan and bolster democracy in Cote D'Ivoire.
Read the story7 minBarack Obama Back at the United Nations
President Obama told the UN General Assembly today, this "has been a remarkable year." He also said he's been "frustrated." Despite some positive developments around the world and the Arab democracy movement, last year's hope for a Palestinian state has not been realized.
Read the story36 minThe Clock Ticks Down for Troy Davis
As his execution approached at 7pm tonight in Georgia, Troy Davis refused a special last meal while supporters planned vigils outside the prison and at US embassies in Europe. Despite appeals from former President Jimmy Carter , Pope Benedict XVI and former FBI director William Sessions , Davis appeared to have exhausted all his legal options.
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