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Congress OKs Gun Industry Lawsuit Shield (Officer.com) - Congress gave the gun lobby its top legislative priority Thursday, passing a bill protecting the firearms industry from massive crime-victim lawsuits. President Bush said he will sign it.

2005 Fuel Cell Industry Survey (Fuel Cell Today) - Description: The PwC 2005 Fuel Cell Industry Survey focuses on the 2004 year-on-year financial results of the world's 20 publicly traded companies whose primary business is in the areas of fuel cell production, system integration, and/or related fuelling infrastructure.

Manufacturing industry on decline in San Diego County (San Diego Daily Transcript via Yahoo! News) - The Economic Research Bureau of the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce released its 2004 Annual Manufacturing Study on Friday. The economic impact of the manufacturing industry declined in 2003 to $18 billion.

News: Elkhart RV industry expanding (WNDU 16) - Elkhart County, IN - There is some good economic news for the local RV industry. While some RV companies have experienced lagging sales, layoffs and cutbacks in recent months, Forest River is expanding.

TI Executive Outlines Mobile TV Opportunities For Broadcasting Industry (LinuxElectrons) - DALLAS – Advances in mobile digital TV technology and the impact this growing industry will have on broadcasters, content providers and consumers were key topics presented by Doug Rasor, vice president and manager of Worldwide Strategic Marketing for Texas Instruments (TI) ( NYSE:TXN ) , at the closing keynote during the Society of Broadcast Engineer's annual conference held yesterday evening.

Convenience store price war shows industry under pressure (Daily Yomiuri Online) - It has been just over a month since convenience store giant Seven-Eleven Japan Co. began lowering prices on soft drinks, triggering a new price war in the industry.

Hospitality industry opposes 'hamburger tax' (Benton Courier) - Phillip Brown, the spokesman for members of Benton's hospitality industry, said his group intends to again oppose the city's efforts to enact a so-called "hamburger tax" by campaigning to have the issue placed on the ballot.

ACLU allied with porn industry? (WorldNetDaily) - Two recent Oregon Supreme Court cases demonstrate the American Civil Liberties Union's commitment to the pornography industry, claims an internationally respected expert and Justice Department consultant on the subject.

Dr. Phil throws his weight behind the wrong industry (Lansing State Journal) - When television pop psychologist "Dr. Phil" McGraw first teamed up with the lucrative weight-loss supplement industry, you could almost see Oprah Winfrey shaking her head in disapproval.

State’s RV industry booms after Katrina (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette) - Indiana’s recreational vehicle industry has been busy filling orders from contracts with the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide housing for victims of Hurricane Katrina.