PR Newswire Broadcast Minute for Tuesday, March 18, 2008

PR Newswire Broadcast Minute for Tuesday, March 18, 2008

More People See Federal Government as Secretive; Nearly All Want to Know Where Candidates Stand on Transparency

Three-quarters of American adults view the federal government as secretive, and nearly nine in ten say it's important to know presidential and congressional candidates' positions on open government when deciding who to vote for, according to a Sunshine Week survey by Scripps Howard News Service and Ohio University.

The survey shows a significant increase over the past three years in the percentage of Americans who believe the federal government is very or somewhat secretive, from 62 percent of those surveyed in 2006 to 74 percent in 2008.

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MTV's Choose or Lose and Associated Press Bring Senators Clinton & Obama Together With Young Veterans for Candid Discussion on 5th Anniversary of Iraq War

As part of its ongoing Choose or Lose effort to once again mobilize more than 20 million 18-30 year-olds to vote, M-T-V, in conjunction with The Associated Press, has announced a hour-long special event that will bring together Presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, as well as eight young veterans just back from at least one tour of duty in Iraq, for an intimate discussion on the fifth anniversary of the Iraq war. Taped in Pennsylvania, home of the next critical Democratic primary contest, each candidate will hear directly from those who have served on the frontlines of the war, as the soldiers engage the Senators, sequentially, in a dialogue on how they will lead America's armed forces and a variety of other national security issues. It will premier on March 20th.

Full story at: http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/main.jsp?resourceid=3689522

Old Spice Domino Tournament at Calle Ocho Achieves the Guinness World Record for 'Most People Playing Dominos'

Old Spice and its partners, the U-S-A Domino Federation and Calle Ocho, are celebrating their inception into the Guinness World Records for "Most People Playing Dominos" with the Old Spice Domino Tournament. Held at the popular Miami Calle Ocho Festival on Sunday, March 16th, the tournament brought together a total of two hundred seventy eight domino players and enthusiasts, who made world record history while competing for 25-thousand dollars in cash prizes.

Full story at: http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/main.jsp?resourceid=3688960

Carat Survey Reveals TV Viewers Poised to Flock Back to Favorite Shows Post-Writers' Strike

Millions of American T- fans are ready and willing to watch, but will their favorite shows deliver the goods now that the writers' strike is over?

According to a new consumer survey from media and marketing services agency Carat, a majority of viewers are poised to flock back to their favorite shows in coming months. Many are also anticipating the range of upcoming special events programming, including the Summer Olympics, presidential election, American Idol finale and sports programming.

Full story at: http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/main.jsp?resourceid=3689624

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