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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 • Sep 21, 2011 • 50m Listen

At 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

Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
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Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast
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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.

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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.

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