PR Newswire Broadcast Minute for Monday, May 16, 2005

PR Newswire Broadcast Minute for Monday, May 16, 2005

Why So Many People Oppose the President's Social Security Proposals

Many polls have reported that less than 40 percent of all adults approve of, or support, President Bush's proposals for Social Security. But other polls show that rather more people -- 50 percent or more in some polls -- like the idea of allowing people to invest part of their social security money in stocks or bonds. A key question therefore is "why do many people like the proposal but oppose the president on this issue?"

A new Harris Poll found that many people don't trust the president's motives. The president talks about saving and strengthening Social Security, but only 36 percent of U.S. adults believe that this is his real motive. Half of all adults believe that his real agenda is not to save and strengthen Social Security but to dismantle it. There is clearly a widely held view that many Republicans, including President Bush, want to eliminate or weaken entitlement programs. People who believe that the president's real agenda is to dismantle Social Security do not trust him enough to implement the personal accounts option, even if they like it.

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1,500 Neighborhoods Across America Will Scoop up an Ice Cream Block Party This Summer

Dreyer's Slow Churned Light Ice Cream is dishing up a fun way to "break the ice" with new and long-time neighbors -- ice cream block parties. Dreyer's will dish up a "Two Scoop Neighborhood Salute" for 15-hundred neighborhoods this summer to encourage Americans to reach out and connect with their neighbors. Winning neighborhoods will receive a doorstep delivery of Dreyer's Slow Churned Light Ice Cream with all the fixings for a fun, memorable and easy-to-organize party. Ice cream lovers are invited to visit www.IceCream.com by May 27 to nominate their neighborhoods.

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Paris Hilton to Star in Much-Anticipated Spicy Burger Ads for Carl's Jr., Hardee's

Carl's Junior, widely known for pushing television advertising to the edge, will introduce yet another example on May 19, with the launch of a much-anticipated ad starring Paris Hilton. Behind-the-scenes footage from the filming of the ad for The Spicy Barbecue Six Dollar Burger will premiere on "Entertainment Tonight" on Tuesday, May 17.

In the 30-second spot, Hilton is shown eating The Spicy Barbecue Six Dollar Burger while washing a Bentley in her swimsuit. Adweek magazine has labeled the ad "too hot for T-V," but the star herself simply characterized it as "hot."

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PRNewswire -- May 16

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