U.N. Council moves to consider Palestinian bid

The Security Council took its first official step Wednesday to consider the Palestinians' request for U.N. membership. Lebanese Ambassador Nawaf Salam, who holds this month's rotating council presidency, announced that he was forwarding the Palestinians' request to the committee on new admissions ...

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