http://peanutbutternews.com News that sticks. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:17:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Full Story At CNN.com(CNN) -- Australia declined a request from the Bush administration to resettle detainees held by the United States at Guantanamo Bay, the Australian Associated Press agency (AAP) reported Saturday.Australia's acting Prime Minister Julia Gillard said each detainee was considered on a "case-by-case basis" and decided that none met her country's ... http://peanutbutternews.com/2009/01/05/australia-denies-another-request-to-resettle-guantanamo-detainees/ Full Story At CNN.comGAZA CITY (CNN) -- Hamas militants fired dozens of rockets into southern Israel on Monday despite a 10-day Israeli military campaign that reportedly has left more than 500 Palestinians dead.Senior Hamas official Mahmoud al-ZaharSenior Hamas official Mahmoud al-Zahar says rocket attacks on Israel will continue.Click to view ... http://peanutbutternews.com/2009/01/05/hamas-wont-stop-rocket-attacks-on-israel/ Full Story At Yahoo! NewsUNITED NATIONS – The United States has blocked approval of a U.N. Security Council statement calling for an immediate cease-fire between Israel and Gaza's Hamas rulers, diplomats said.French U.N. Ambassador Jean-Maurice Ripert, the council president, said the 15 council members could not agree on a statement ... http://peanutbutternews.com/2009/01/04/diplomats-say-us-blocks-un-statement-on-gaza/ Full Story At Yahoo! NewsGAZA CITY, Gaza Strip – Israeli ground troops and tanks cut swaths through the Gaza Strip early Sunday, bisecting the coastal territory and surrounding its biggest city as the new phase of a devastating offensive against Hamas gained momentum.Thousands of soldiers in three brigade-size formations pushed ... http://peanutbutternews.com/2009/01/04/israeli-forces-bisect-gaza-surround-biggest-city/ Full Story At  msnbc.comFor seriously predicting that the United States will break into six parts in June or July of 2010, Igor Panarin has suddenly become a Russian state-media celebrity. Hardly a day goes by without another interview or two for the KGB-trained, Kremlin-backed senior analyst. The clamor in Russia ... http://peanutbutternews.com/2009/01/03/us-to-split-by-2010-russian-analyst-thinks-so/ Full Story At  ReutersPHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Governors of five U.S. states urged the federal government to provide $1 trillion in aid to the country's 50 states to help pay for education, welfare and infrastructure as states struggle with steep budget deficits amid a deepening recession.The governors of New York, New ... http://peanutbutternews.com/2009/01/02/us-governors-seek-1-trillion-federal-assistance/ Full Story At Yahoo! News – Israel rejects calls for ceasefire * Israel launches airstrikes on Gaza Slideshow: Israel launches airstrikes on Gaza * Gaza's dire situation Play Video Video: Gaza's dire situation Reuters * Livni: Israel has 'no alternative' Play ... http://peanutbutternews.com/2009/01/01/israel-kills-top-hamas-figure-escalating-campaign/ Full Storly At washingtonpost.comNEW YORK (Reuters) - Viacom and Time Warner Cable reached an agreement in principle on Thursday that avoided a blackout that would have prevented more than 13 million U.S. subscribers from seeing popular TV shows like "Dora the Explorer" and "The Daily Show with Jon ... http://peanutbutternews.com/2009/01/01/viacom-and-time-warner-reach-deal-to-avoid-blackout/ Full Story At CNN.comCNN) – Bill and Hillary Clinton will celebrate the end of the year in the heart of a city just as happy as they are to see the tail end of 2008, joining New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg to watch the crystal ball drop in Times ... http://peanutbutternews.com/2008/12/31/clintons-to-ring-in-the-new-year-in-times-square/ Full Story At CNN.com(CNN) -- Wiping tears from his cheeks, a man who survived avalanches that killed eight snowmobilers in western Canada said Wednesday that he and two others tried to save their friends but eventually left the mountain because of the threat of more slides.Jeffrey Adams says he freed ... http://peanutbutternews.com/2008/12/31/avalanche-survivor-we-did-everything-we-could-for-buried/