PR Newswire Broadcast Minute for Friday, October 21, 2005

PR Newswire Broadcast Minute for Friday, October 21, 2005

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Gas Prices Seriously Impact Quality of Life; Holiday Travel Declines Projected as Credit Card Use Increases, Says National Poll

According to a national poll conducted by the Sacred Heart University Polling Institute, gas prices are seriously impacting the quality of life in America.

* Over three-quarters of all respondents, 77 point 6 percent, indicated that recent gasoline price increases are very seriously or somewhat seriously impacting their own quality of life. This is an increase from 71 point 3 percent recorded in April 2005.

* Over half of all Americans surveyed, 55 point 8 percent, indicated they will travel less this coming holiday season as a direct result of higher gasoline prices. Another 37 point 4 percent suggested they would not travel less and 6 point 8 percent were unsure. In April 2005, 43 point 5 pecent of those surveyed said they would travel less over the summer of 2005.

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New Harris Poll Finds Different Religious Groups Have Very Different Attitudes to Some Health Policies and Programs

A new Harris Poll finds that large majorities of the U-S adult public support each of 12 different healthcare policies, programs and practices, including some which are highly controversial. However, people who consider themselves "very religious" or born-again Christians and, particularly, those born-again Christians who describe themselves as Evangelicals, have very different attitudes on some of them.

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Soul Asylum Returns with New Studio Album and New York Concert

Soul Asylum, who helped shape the newly emerging contours of college radio alternative rock in the '80s before becoming Grammy-winning multi-platinum superstars in the '90s, will celebrate the band's third decade with a brand- new studio album. The release is slated for release in March 2006 on Columbia/Legacy, and a hot ticket performance at New York's legendary Bowery Ballroom on Wednesday, October 26. A full-on national tour is also in the works.

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George Lucas' 'Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith' Wins Hollywood Movie of the Year Award(R)

The Hollywood Film Festival's Board of Advisors has announced that George Lucas' "STAR WARS: EPISODE III -- REVENGE OF THE SITH" is the winner of this year's "Hollywood Movie of the Year Awards." George Lucas will be presented with the award at the Hollywood Awards Gala Ceremony at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on October 24.

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