WASHINGTON: The US Mint is working with GolinHarris on a campaign promoting the use of presidential $1 coins as common currency.

WASHINGTON: SEIU launched a new phase of its recent campaign against tax loopholes that it said unfairly benefit private equity firms. This effort specifically targets Kohlberg, Kravis, and Roberts (KKR) and its ties to the John McCain presidential campaign.

NEW YORK: Noting that Burson-Marsteller's CEO is "not a normal 9-to-5 guy," a senior official at the agency said that Sen. Hillary Clinton's campaign coming to a close won't affect the company, because CEO Mark Penn never really left.

WASHINGTON: A new report from NASA's inspector general claims that the NASA press office appeared between 2004 and early 2006 to withhold or delay dissemination or research on climate change for political reasons.

SAN FRANCISCO: The economy has edged out the environment when it comes to consumers' concerns according to the 2008 Image Power Green Brands Survey.

NEW YORK: CBS commentator Andrew Cohen apologized for comparing the PRSA's Code of Ethics to 'The Burglars Association of America [having] as its creed 'Thou Shalt Not Steal,' but continued to chastise the industry.

DENVER: Molson Coors hired Ogilvy PR as its corporate AOR to focus on reputation management, social responsibility, and issues management.

NEW YORK: Pfizer readjusted its communications strategy for its anti-smoking drug Chantix on the heels of concern regarding its possible side effects.

WASHINGTON: The Defense Department's inspector general (IG) as well as the General Accountability Office (GAO) began investigations last week into the Pentagon's private briefings of retired military analysts.

In April PRWeek reported on Discovery Communications' PR campaign for the launch of its new TV station, Planet Green. The campaign included an eco-friendly press kit, a Web site, and video-on-demand previews of Planet Green's new shows.