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Democracy Now!
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A daily TV/radio news program, hosted by Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez, airing on over 750 stations, pioneering the largest community media collaboration in the U.S.
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Report from Gaza City: Palestinian Journalist Sameh Habeeb on Gaza Under Siege
Sameh Habeeb is a Palestinian journalist in Gaza City. He joins us on the phone. We also speak with Samer Badawi, the executive director of United Palestinian Appeal, a Washington-based charity established in 1978 to assist needy Palestinians. [includes rush transcript]
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Israeli Professor Under Hamas Rocket Fire, Neve Gordon Condemns Israeli Invasion of Gaza
Earlier this morning, three Qassam rockets exploded in open areas in the western Negev in Israel. We go to the region to speak with Neve Gordon, chair of the Department of Politics and Government, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel, and the author of Israel's Occupation. [includes rush transcript]
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US Blocks UN Security Council Vote Calling for Immediate Ceasefire in Gaza
On the diplomatic front, the Security Council is meeting again today to discuss the crisis, after Sunday's emergency session did not produce a ceasefire resolution. On Saturday, the United States blocked a UN Security Council statement calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. Egypt, meanwhile, is hosting meetings for a European-backed ceasefire today. [includes rush transcript]
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A Debate on Israel's Invasion of Gaza: UNRWA's Christopher Gunness v. Israel Project's Meagan Buren
On the tenth day of Israel's continued assault on the Gaza Strip and in spite of mounting international protests, Israeli ground troops pushed deeper into Gaza. The death toll has risen to 531 Palestinians and five Israelis. Nearly 2,500 Palestinians have been wounded since the bombing began last week. Forty-nine Israeli soldiers have been wounded since the ground invasion began Saturday. [includes rush transcript]
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Headlines for January 5, 2009
Israeli Troops Invade Gaza; Death Toll Tops 530, US Blocks UN Call for Ceasefire in Gaza, Gaza Hospitals Struggle Without Power & Supplies, Israel Assassinates Hamas Official & His Family, International Protests Against Israel Continue, Commerce Pick Richardson Withdraws, Obama Stimulus to Include $300 Billion in Tax Cuts, Franken Takes 225-Vote Lead Over Coleman, Denver School Chief to Become Colorado Senator, Democrats Threaten to Block Burris from Taking Senate Seat, Coal Ash Disaster: Test Show Arsenic at 300x Normal Level in Water, Suicide Bomber Kills 40 in Baghdad, 5,300 Die in Drug-Related Killings in Mexico in 2008, Sri Lankan Military Take Rebel Capital, Cuba Marks 50th Anniversary of Revolution, AirTran Removes Muslim Family from Plane, Texas Activist Admits He Was FBI Informant, Anti-Apartheid Politician Helen Suzman, 91, Dies
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NEWS Feeds 
Anchorage, Alaska (Mountain Press)- The nation's most preeminent cross country athletes will have to wait to prove themselves as both able-bodied and adaptive races at the 2009 ConocoPhillips U.S. Cross Country Championships were canceled Saturday
San Leandro, Calif. (Mountain Press)-As a first step in 2009, the Conservation Alliance is teaming up with various member companies to launch a new stewardship initiative for ConservationNEXT, which is an online, social community that allows individuals to get involved with the Conservation Alliance and environmental protection.
Arapahoe Basin, Colo. (Mtn Press)-Arapahoe Basin’s Montezuma Bowl opened to the public at 11am, Tuesday, December 30. Great early season snowfall allowed A-Basin to groom and open the terrain two weeks earlier than expected.
Asheville, NC (Mtn Press)-Already this winter season there have been dozens of reports of in-bounds avalanches at ski-resorts, and in other popular sports areas. These reports have been mainly coming from Colorado, Idaho, Utah, and Wyoming. There have been nine reported deaths in the U.S. due to avalanches, with similar reports in Canada. 
Teton Village, Wyoming (Ski Press)-The avalanche death of an in-bounds skier on Saturday at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort capped off one of the Rocky Mountains’ worst weeks on record as seven people died in five separate slides.
