PR Newswire Broadcast Minute for Thursday, May 4, 2006

PR Newswire Broadcast Minute for Thursday, May 4, 2006

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Postal Service Seeks Price Adjustments

The Governors of the U-S Postal Service have proposed a "forever stamp" as part of a broader rate adjustment plan that would be scheduled to go into effect next year. Customers would be able to purchase a special First-Class stamp, which would be good for any future single-piece First Class letter mailing, no matter how prices might change beyond 2007.

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Three Out of Four Workers Report Burnout on the Job, CareerBuilder.com Survey Finds

Workers are feeling frazzled in the office, according to a nationwide survey by CareerBuilder.com. More than half of workers said they work under a great deal of stress, and 77 percent said they feel burnout on the job. More than 25-hundred workers participated in the study.

Workers most often blame colleagues for their office anxiety, with 16 percent citing difficult co-workers as their primary cause of stress at work. Other top workplace stressors included unrealistic workload, tight deadlines, last-minute projects, and an overbearing or interfering boss.

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High Gas Prices Boost Searches for Fuel-Efficient Vehicles Among Shoppers on Cars.com

As gas prices near an average of three dollars a gallon nationwide, consumer searches and email leads sent to dealers for more fuel-efficient vehicles like the Toyota Prius and Honda Insight have once again gained momentum. According to the latest cars.com Consumer Search Index, the Toyota Prius now ranks third on the list of new cars showing the greatest increase in searches month over month, and it has also cracked the top ten in terms of most email leads sent to dealers.

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Black Sabbath's 'Iron Man' Tops VH1 List As the Greatest Metal Song of All Time

Black Sabbath's "Iron Man" reigns as the number one song in the definitive metal count down "40 Greatest Metal Songs" airing on V-H-One. The countdown which began on Monday will culminate on Thursday night with the top ten songs of all time. Hosted by Sebastian Bach, "40 Greatest Metal Songs," kicks off its metal month and brings you the 40 most notable metal songs of all time in four rockin' half hour episodes. Whether epic, political, scary or downright silly, these tunes have one thing in common: they will rock your friggin' socks off.

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PRNewswire -- May 4

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