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Published 1/15/2009 at Yahoo! News: Politics News
AP - The U.N. General Assembly president opened an emergency meeting of the 192-nation world body on Israeli actions in Gaza on Thursday by angrily blocking Israel's attempt to halt what it called a "hateful" session.
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