Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas formally requested full U.N. membership at the General Assembly this week, a move Obama openly opposed. Tumbling markets made investors anxious, the Federal Reserve announced that a full recovery will take years, Republican candidates sparred at another debate and the Senate rejected a short-term spending bill, which may mean another government shutdown.

All this and more with Tony Blankley, Matt Miller and Robert Scheer on this week’s “Left, Right & Center.” –ARK

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