PR Newswire Broadcast Minute for Thursday, August 14, 2008

PR Newswire Broadcast Minute for Thursday, August 14, 2008

Measuring the 'Colbert Bump': Do Politicians Raise More Funds After Appearing on The Colbert Report Comedy Show?

Democratic politicians receive a forty percent increase in contributions in the thirty days after appearing on the comedy cable show The Colbert Report. In contrast, their Republican counterparts essentially gain nothing. These findings appear to validate anecdotal evidence regarding the political impact of the program, such as the assertions by host Stephen Colbert that appearing on his program provides candidates with a "Colbert bump" or a rise in support for their election campaigns. This analysis is conducted by political scientist James Fowler of the University of California, San Diego. His research appears in the July issue of PS: Political Science and Politics, a journal of the American Political Science Association.

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Hip Hop Pioneers, Cypress Hill, De La Soul, Slick Rick, Naughty By Nature and Too $hort Will Be Honored at The Fifth Annual 'V-H-One Hip Hop Honors'

V-H-One has announced the five honorees for their fifth annual "V-H-One Hip Hop Honors," Cypress Hill, De La Soul, Slick Rick, Naughty By Nature and Too $hort. Hosted once again by Tracy Morgan, this year's musical celebration will give viewers a chance to step back and reminisce on a time when hip hop music began to make its greatest impact on American pop culture. The show premieres on Tuesday, October seventh.

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A-A-R-P Poll: Fighting Gas Prices, Nearly a Third of Americans Over Age Fifty Hang Up Their Keys to Walk But Find Streets Inhospitable, Public Transportation Inaccessible

A new poll by A-A-R-P finds that while many Americans over fifty are trying to move away from car transportation as a result of high gas prices, their attempt to go "green" is challenged by inadequate sidewalks and bike lanes, as well as insufficient public transportation options.

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New CareerBuilder Test Finds Correlation Between Favorite Colors and Careers

It's long been understood that color can affect your mood, but what about your career choices? What do the colors you are drawn to say about your suitability for certain careers? The Color Career Counselor, a new online personality test offered by CareerBuilder, is the only validated color-based personality test that looks at the relationship between colors and career compatibility. The free test can be found at careerpath-dot-com.

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