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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- When you boil it all down, the Budweiser Shootout is nothing but a glorified practice among 19 drivers to see who has the best Daytona 500 backup car. So why is it always so intense? Why do 22 drivers -- pole winner from 2003 and previous Shootout winners -- go after it so hard? Well, it's simple. It's a race. There's money on the line. Did we mention it was a race? "It's like a bar fight, but the car takes the beating," defending Budweiser Shootout winner Dale Earnhardt Jr. said.

Democrats Preferred Budweiser 'Donkey Dream' Republicans Voted for Bud Light 'Sleigh Ride' Women's Favorite Commercial was Budweiser 'Donkey Dream' ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., Feb. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Budweiser's "Donkey Dream" commercial was voted America's favorite commercial during the championship football game last night, according to ADBOWL(R), the real-time, interactive advertising ranking system for consumers. Developed by McKee Wallwork Henderson advertising, powered by FatCow and in association with Superbowl-ads.com. America's top 5 favorites were: Budweiser "Donkey Dream" Bud Light "Dog Fetch" Bud Light "Sleigh Ride" Frito-Lay "Dentures" Chevrolet "New Chevy Pick-up (Soap)" "Budweiser's 'Donkey Dream' commercial won first place because it incorporated light...

The head of a Washington, DC based media watchdog group is asking that advertisers demand to preview a planned CBS mini series on former President Ronald Reagan before sponsoring the program. Media Reasearch Center President L. Brent Bozell Tuesday sent a letter to each of the nations top 100 advertisers urging them to preview the movie before making a sponsorship decision because it is what Bozell called 'a partisan attack against one of Americas most beloved Presidents.'A review of the script by New York Times writer Jim Reutenberg noted the two part mini series, scheduled for later this month, makes...

Jesse jackson has been caught up in a new love-child scandal -- two years after The ENQUIRER revealed he'd fathered a baby girl with a former staffer. An unmarried Chicago woman has just given birth to a baby girl. Sources say Jesse's son Yusef is the father -- and he's agreed to take a paternity test, The ENQUIRER has learned exclusively. The ENQUIRER is withholding the names of the woman and the baby. Back in January 2001, The ENQUIRER revealed exclusively that Jesse Jackson, then 59, had a long-term extramarital affair with 39-year-old Rainbow Coalition staffer Karin Stanford that resulted...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - U.S. beer giant Anheuser-Busch said Friday it has won the latest round in a worldwide court battle to prevent a Czech brewing company from using the name of its flagship brand, Budweiser. Anheuser-Busch president Stephen Burrows said in a statement Friday that New Zealand's Court of Appeal reversed a High Court decision and ordered Budejovicky Budvar to stop importing, advertising, or selling beer under the Budweiser name. Burrows called the ruling "another significant victory" after it stopped Budvar from using the Budweiser name in Argentina, Australia, Denmark, Finland, Spain and most recently, Italy. Anheuser-Busch, which...

U.S. beer giant Anheuser-Busch said Friday it has won the latest round in a worldwide court battle to prevent a Czech brewing company from using the name of its flagship brand, Budweiser. Anheuser-Busch president Stephen Burrows said in a statement Friday that New Zealand's Court of Appeal reversed a High Court decision and ordered Budejovicky Budvar to stop importing, advertising, or selling beer under the Budweiser name. Burrows called the ruling "another significant victory" after it stopped Budvar from using the Budweiser name in Argentina, Australia, Denmark, Finland, Spain and most recently, Italy. Anheuser-Busch, which brews Budweiser and holds the...