PR Newswire Broadcast Minute and Podcast for Friday, September 1, 2006

PR Newswire Broadcast Minute and Podcast for Friday, September 1, 2006

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Plurality of Public in Five Major European Countries Continues to See the U-S, Over Five Other Countries, as the Greatest Threat to Global Stability

A new Harris Poll of almost ten thousand people in France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy and Spain finds that a plurality continues to believe that the United States is more of a threat to global stability than Iran, North Korea, Iraq, China or Russia.

The online survey was conducted among adults aged sixteen and over in France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy and Spain between August 2nd and 11th, 2006 by Harris Interactive(R).

An average of thirty percent of adults in these five countries see the United States as the biggest threat of six countries listed, followed by Iran (twenty-three percent), China (fifteen percent), Iraq (fourteen percent), North Korea (eight percent) and Russia (two percent).

Full story at: http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/main.jsp?resourceid=3282931

MADD and Partners Support Largest-Ever Drunk Driving Enforcement Crackdown as Labor Day Drunk Driving Fatality Trends Announced

As Labor Day approaches and millions of Americans hit the roads in record numbers for one last summer vacation, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Governors Highway Safety Association remind Americans this Labor Day weekend that the toughest and largest-ever enforcement crackdown on impaired drivers remains a force to be reckoned with.

New trend data released by the N-H-T-S-A shows an average of two-hundred- five people died in crashes involving a driver or motorcycle operator with a blood alcohol concentration of point-zero-eight or higher each Labor Day weekend since 1996.

Full story at: http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/main.jsp?resourceid=3283514

Howard Stern Unleashes Classic Unedited Material Spanning Over Twenty Years and Twenty-three-thousand Hours of Tape Exclusively on SIRIUS Satellite Radio

SIRIUS Satellite Radio has announced that it will unleash classic unedited material from Howard Stern's last twenty years on radio starting this weekend. The special programming, which has been censored, criticized, fought over and locked away is now making its triumphant return to the airwaves. The material, culled from thousands of fan requests and drawn from their favorite moments from Howard's coveted canon of radio broadcasts, will be played unedited and censor-free, the way it was meant to be heard.

Full story at: http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/main.jsp?resourceid=3283567

Tyler Perry to Host Film Life's 2006 BLACK MOVIE AWARDS - A Celebration of Black Cinema: Past, Present & Future, Premiering Wednesday, October 18th, on T-N-T

Tyler Perry - who has wowed audiences with such blockbuster movies as Diary of a Mad Black Woman and Madea's Family Reunion, as well as the popular syndicated series Tyler Perry's House of Payne - has signed on to host Film Life's 2006 BLACK MOVIE AWARDS - A Celebration of Black Cinema: Past, Present & Future, presented by Turner Network Television. The gala awards show, which launched on T-N-T last year, recognizes creative achievement by persons of African descent in feature-length motion pictures, both in front of and behind the camera, and honors outstanding films portraying the Black experience.

Full story at: http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/main.jsp?resourceid=3283509

Puppy With 'Hidden Mickey' Markings Ushers in 'Dog Days' of Summer 2006 and the 'Tail End' of Disneyland's 50th Anniversary Celebration

"The Dog Days of Summer" took on special significance Thursday at Disneyland with an unusual visit to "The Happiest Place on Earth" by Nutmeg ("Meg" for short), a nine-month-old Beagle whose markings include a perfect Mickey Mouse-shaped silhouette on the top of her head. Disney "Imagineers" sometimes design subtle "Hidden Mickeys" into Disneyland Resort attractions, but Meg's natural markings make her a rarity.

During her visit Meg met her idol, Pluto (amiable as ever, despite the recent demotion of his namesake planet), and experienced Disneyland as it prepares to enter the final month of its 50th Anniversary celebration.

Full story at: http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/main.jsp?resourceid=3283326

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PRNewswire -- Sept. 1

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