MacBook too warm?

Hey guys, first post here. I recently received this MacBook as a prize in a web design contest I won. Anyways, I notice that the temperatures are really high, all the time.
Right now, I only have Safari and Adium (an IM client) open, and I've been on the MacBook for less than an hour (it was on Sleep before that). According to the widget iStat Pro as well as Temperature Monitor, CPU A is at 62 C! And even just surfing the net on Safari, and Adium open, my MacBook's temperature never drops below 55 C. I thought the correct temperature range for "light" usage (which I assume I'm doing) was about 50 C.
I suspect it might be thermal paste issues, but I'm not that into taking apart laptops and voiding warranties. I have an Apple Authorized Service Provider near me, but they said I should call up AppleCare before bringing in my MacBook to check over the issue, because in case there's no problem they may have to charge me for "diagnostic" fees.
So my real question is, is my MacBook running too hot? Normal usage usually keeps me at 60 C, watching a YouTube video bumps it close to 70 C, and uploading photos from my camera can jump it to 80 C!! I think that is too hot...that's not normal for the MacBook is it? Should I call up AppleCare?
Also, one other issue. I have a single "stuck" pixel near the dock area. Its very distracting, and I think it is "stuck" and not "dead" because it is red under a white background...but also black under a black background, and black under a green background...is it stuck or is it dead? If its stuck, I tried using the "flashing video of RGB colours" for an hour or so, and I also tried "massaging" the pixel, but it didn't go away.
 MacBook   Mac OS X (10.4.9)   2.0 GHz Core 2 Duo, 1 GB RAM, 80 GB HDD

Hi argol,
welcome to macbook forum and congratulation with your winning.
I think your temp is about right, and since it powered with intel GMA 950 with shared memory that wasn't that superb, it will kick in the fan if you try to watch you tube video.
And for your dead pixel try this :
http://www.apple.com/downloads/dashboard/status/pixelfix.html
Good Luck.

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