PR Newswire Broadcast Minute for Friday, May 19, 2006

PR Newswire Broadcast Minute for Friday, May 19, 2006

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AAA Predicts a Slight Increase in Memorial Day Travel

Travel will be up slightly this Memorial Day holiday despite high gas prices and increasing vacation costs, according to Triple-A. Triple-A estimates that thirty-seven-point-six million Americans will travel fifty miles or more from home this holiday, a zero-point-nine percent increase from last year.

Approximately thirty-one-point-four million travelers (eighty-four percent of all holiday travelers) expect to go by motor vehicle, a zero-point-seven percent increase from the thirty-one-point-two million who drove a year ago.

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Odds Are Taylor Hicks Will Become the Next American Idol

After Wednesday night's elimination of Elliott Yamin, the fifth edition of American Idol has reached the grand finale with two remaining contestants vying for a major recording contract and the adoration of millions. While the hit reality series has drawn nearly thirty million viewers each week, it's also become the most popular entertainment event for wagering with online bettors. The first company to offer betting on the country's largest talent search, Pinnacle-Sports-dot-com has released updated odds on who'll be named the next American Idol.

The largest sports betting site on the Internet, Pinnacle-Sports-dot-com has received an exceptional amount of wagers on American Idol and is now accepting individual bets of up to ten thousand dollars on who'll win the reality show. Throughout the series' duration, support continuously grew for Taylor Hicks, and the grey-haired vocalist is now an overwhelming favorite to become the next American Idol at one-to-two odds (i.e., win a dollar for every two-dollar bet). As the series heads into its final week, Pinnacle-Sports-dot- com lists Katharine McPhee as a nine-to-five underdog to be crowned the next pop superstar.

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Dixie Chicks Announce Plans for Their 2006 World Tour

The Dixie Chicks have announced plans for their 2006 world tour, The Accidents and Accusations Tour. The North American leg of the tour, whose name comes from a line in "Easy Silence," a song off their highly anticipated album, Taking the Long Way, will kick off July 21st in Detroit, Michigan, and will run through early November. Tickets for all North American shows will go on sale over the first two weeks of June through normal ticketing outlets.

Full story at: http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/main.jsp?resourceid=3214433

Warner Books to Publish Book by Country Music Star Gretchen Wilson

Country music sensation Gretchen Wilson has signed a major deal with Warner Books. Slated to appear in November 2006, GRETCHEN WILSON: I'll Tell You What a Redneck Woman Is, will feature Wilson's incredible rags to riches story and offer up a comprehensive roadmap to living the fun, independent and empowering life of a Redneck Woman.

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PRNewswire -- May 19

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