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Cigar industry heating up again (AP via Yahoo! News) - For about five years in the 1990s, the cigar industry luxuriated in a wild sales boom when celebrities and trendy 20-somethings decided that puffing imported, hand-rolled stogies was The Next Big Thing.

Cigar Industry Heating Up Again (ABC News) - AP Centerpiece: After a Post-Boom Lull, Cigar Industry Heating Up Again

Cigar Industry Heating Up Again (KiplingerForecasts.com) - (AP) TAMPA, Fla. For about five years in the 1990s, the cigar industry luxuriated in a wild sales boom when celebrities and trendy 20-somethings decided that puffing imported, hand-rolled stogies was The Next Big Thing.

Fishing industry corporates "working against good" (Scoop.co.nz) - The Alliance says fishing industry bosses are holding the country to ransom and the fishing industry should be put under public management and ownership.

Meat Industry Getting Leaner (Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! News) - It's fitting, perhaps, that the companies in the meat industry are reacting to stress by eating each other.

Worker swears by collective power in a dangerous industry (The West Australian) - Veteran mine worker Simon Price has called on his industry peers to welcome unions into the workplace and to boost their own power by joining forces with each other during wage negotiations.

California's Governor Boosts Outlook For Private Prison Industry (Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! News) - California Gov. Arnold Schwarz-enegger sent shock waves through the private prisons industry last week when he declared a state of emergency in the state's overcrowded prisons.

Motley Rice Files Lawsuit In The State Of Ohio Against Lead Pigment Industry (SurfaceFinishing.com) - Motley Rice LLC, is plaintiffs' litigation firms, continues to pressure the lead pigment industry to remedy the health crisis caused by lead pigments contained in paints that they manufactured and distributed

Industry-Supported Drug Research Called Into Question (HealthDay via Yahoo! News) - FRIDAY, Oct. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Drug reviews that are supported by the pharmaceutical industry tend to be more biased and rate the drugs more favorably than independent reviews, a new study contends.

Brazil's movie industry eyes comeback (AP via Yahoo! News) - The 2005 film "The Constant Gardner" won acclaim at film festivals and an Oscar for best supporting actress Rachel Weisz. Now the film's Brazilian director is harnessing his fame to jump-start his country's struggling movie industry.