PR Newswire Broadcast Minute and Podcast for Friday, February 9, 2007

PR Newswire Broadcast Minute and Podcast for Friday, February 9, 2007

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President Bush's Job Performance Continues to be Viewed Negatively

It may be a new year, but 2007 is starting just as 2006 ended for President George W. Bush. Just under one-third (thirty-two percent) of U-S adults give the President positive ratings, while two-thirds view his job performance negatively. These numbers are virtually unchanged from November 2006 when they were thirty-one percent positive and sixty-seven percent negative. One reason for the President's low numbers may be that while almost two thirds (sixty-four percent) of Republicans view his job in a positive light, only about half (fifty-two percent) of Conservatives give him positive ratings.

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Men's Fitness Names the Fittest and Fattest Cities in America

The results are in and all bets are off -- Sin City weighs in as the metropolis with the most pounds. Las Vegas has been named the fattest city in the U-S in Men's Fitness' "9th Annual Fattest and Fittest Cities in America Report." San Antonio comes in at number two, up ten spots from 2006, while Miami put on a few pounds to move to number three, followed by Mesa, Arizona, and Los Angeles. On the other side of the scale, Albuquerque ranks as the fittest city in America, followed by Seattle, Colorado Springs, Minneapolis, and Tucson.

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Guinness to Kick Off St. Patrick's Day Season with World's Largest Toast

As the official kickoff of the Saint Patrick's Day season, the one-month period between February 16th and March 17th, Guinness Draught is asking consumers to join an attempt at a record for the World's Largest Toast. By text messaging the word "TOAST" to four-four-two-two-seven on February 16th, participants will be counted towards the world record attempt that Guinness will undergo, to benefit RADD (Recording Artists, Actors, and Athletes Against Drunk Driving), the entertainment industry's voice for road safety.

Full story at: http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/main.jsp?resourceid=3397163

Grassroots Enterprise Launches 'Six Packs For Soldiers,' a 'Beer-Partisan' Effort to Salute Our Troops

Grassroots Enterprise, a communications firm that specializes in using the Internet to build movements for causes, products, and companies, has announced the launch of a new, "beer-partisan" campaign to thank our troops. Headquartered at w-w-w-dot-six-pack-for-soldiers-dot-com, the new campaign asks citizens across the nation to upload a "virtual toast" for the troops -- with a promise to deliver a real beer to a real soldier for each one.

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PRNewswire -- Feb. 9

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