Rather than tinker with Photoshop or Fireworks to make small buttons for use on your blog or web site, try this free on-line tool from BlogFlux 
It creates a gif that you can download and put on your site. You have control over the text and background colors and text alignment.
For a quick button image, this gets the job done.
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Reuters: U.S.- Special Report: Bloomberg reloads in push for gun control February 5, 2012NEW YORK (Reuters) - Among the slick, million-dollar ads for the likes of Pepsi and Honda during the Super Bowl this Sunday, viewers in Washington will see a far more modest spot. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino will be sitting on a couch touting an issue most politicians avoid like the plague: gun control. […]
- Occupy Oakland night march largely peaceful February 5, 2012OAKLAND, California (Reuters) - Over 100 anti-Wall Street protesters marched in Oakland on Saturday night, but avoided any major clashes with police just one week after a similar demonstration ended with over 400 arrests. […]
- Police, some on horseback, clear Occupy DC protesters February 5, 2012WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Police removed protesters as they confiscated bedding and most tents on Saturday from an "Occupy" protest site just blocks from the White House, enforcing a no-camping rule for the public McPherson Square they had ignored for months. […]
- Indianapolis officials urge Super Bowl crowds to play it safe February 4, 2012(Reuters) - Indianapolis authorities called on Super Bowl celebrants to play it safe on Saturday night at festivities near the city's football stadium, after at least 10 people were injured the previous evening. […]
- Special Report: Bloomberg reloads in push for gun control February 5, 2012