PR Newswire Broadcast Minute for Wednesday, June 15, 2005

PR Newswire Broadcast Minute for Wednesday, June 15, 2005

Nearly One-Half of Working Dads Would Relinquish Breadwinner Role to Spend More Time with Their Kids, According to CareerBuilder.com's Annual Father's Day Survey

According to a CareerBuilder.com survey entitled "Working Dads 2005," the job of stay-at-home dad is becoming increasingly attractive to today's working dads. The number of working dads who say they are willing to give up the breadwinner role if their spouse or partner earned enough to support their families rose from 43 percent in 2004 to 49 percent in 2005. When comparing age groups, men falling in the 36 to 50 category were the most likely to relinquish the primary provider role with 53 percent willing to stay home with the kids. Men ages 21 to 35 ranked second at 46 percent. Those in the 51 to 65 age group were least likely at 38 percent.

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Cliff Huxtable from The Cosby Show Tops the List of TV Dads This Father's Day, According to New Harris Poll

As Father's Day approaches, it seems that Bill Cosby's Cliff Huxtable is the television father that adults would most like to have had as a dad while they were growing up. Rounding out the top-five T-V dads are Charles Ingalls from "Little House of the Prairie", Howard Cunningham of "Happy Days", Tim Taylor from "Home Improvement" and Ward Cleaver of "Leave it to Beaver."

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Slurpee Celebrates 40 Years of Cool With Music and MINIs

Seven-Eleven has launched a month-long celebration of Slurpee's 40th birthday on July eleventh, 2005. To celebrate this iconic brand, Seven-Eleven is introducing retro Slurpee cups and flavors in participating Seven-Eleven stores nationwide, airing original Slurpee radio spots from the 1960s, and offering prizes and promotions as part of the Slurpee Summer Prize Fest, including free music downloads and the chance to win one of four MINI Cooper convertibles. Today, Slurpee is one of America's most recognized brands, but when Slurpee was introduced in 1965 it was a groundbreaking concept that took America by storm.

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American Automobile Association Reports Crude Oil Prices Up, Summer Gas Prices Expected Above $2

Crude oil prices, which had fallen below 50 dollars per barrel in May, surged higher in June and are now trading near 55 dollars. This increase boosted national gas prices in the past two weeks, too, which currently average two dollars-13 cents per gallon.

Triple-A says this stubbornly high cost of crude oil likely will mean motorists will continue to pay pump prices in excess of two dollars per gallon during the summer months. On the other hand, it appears the record high national average price of two-28 sent on April eleventh, 2005, will not be revisited in the next few months, barring any major refining or distribution disruptions.

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PRNewswire -- June 15

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