Of course, PR peeps are not about to engage Mr. Ballmer or Rep. Cantor to advocate on their behalf.

FORBES: Mining Influentials

It should be noted, of course, that injecting satire into PR is a delicate balance as the humor must be effective without damaging a company's brand.

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That never got in the way of a good PR-grabbing, sheep-baiting headline of course.

FORBES: Nouriel Roubini Wrongly Compares Gold To Y2K Tech Bubble

Unless of course the studio was fishing for some free PR, no matter what.

FORBES: Quality Time With Lara Croft - Tomb Raider Hands-On

As is often the case, the countries in which they can each be enjoyed will depend on where you live (and a Gold subscription, of course), so now may be a good time to peruse the PR after the break to find out which of these you can expect to see on your Dasboard.

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