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Mergers will boost airline industry (CNN.com) - NEW YORK (AP) -- The head of British Airways said he expects to see further consolidation within the airline industry, and suggested the U.K. carrier could play a dominant role in that transformation.

Report may lead to increased FCC oversight of cable TV industry (Houston Chronicle) - A report by the Federal Communications Commission will show that cable TV companies have met a subscriber saturation point that may lead to the agency exerting greater regulatory authority over the industry.

An unraveling industry (Chattanooga Times Free Press) - ENGLEWOOD, Tenn. -- Stan McConkey is a third-generation manager of his family's sock mill, which has employed hundreds of workers in the town's largest industry over the past 61 years.

Cable Industry Prepares For Another Round Against The FCC (Nasdaq) - WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The cable industry is gearing itself up for another round of regulatory battles with the Federal Communications Commission, as the agency will shortly issue a report concluding that cable's market share is on the rise.

Meet three fishermen who still care about the industry (Gloucester Daily Times) - The recent acquisitions of Andy Santapaola and brothers Peter and Enzo Russo are helping to keep the heart of the local fishing industry pumping as it is besieged and threatened by regulatory strangulation, $3-a-gallon fuel and a dogfish plague.

Drink industry attacks new alliance (Channel 4) - The drinks industry has moved to discredit the new Alcohol Health Alliance before it has even been launched. About 21 organisations, headed by the Royal College of Physicians' president, will form the new campaign group later this month.

Drink industry attacks new alliance (Derbyshire Times) - The drinks industry has moved to discredit the new Alcohol Health Alliance before it has even been launched.

Travel Industry on the Rise (KQCD-TV Dickinson) - The travel industry is growing five percent a year, and North Dakota Tourism Director Heather LeMoine says North Dakota`s part of it. LeMoine says with terms like girlfriend get-aways and "mancations," people are taking advantage of travel.

Lawmakers welcome horse industry plan to regulate sales (Lexington Herald-Leader) - FRANKFORT Ð Lawmakers on Friday embraced the horse industry's plan to regulate itself in the sales arena instead of drafting laws to protect buyers. Final recommendations of the Sales Integrity Task Force, which was formed earlier this year in response to legislation proposed by Rep. Larry Clark, D-Louisville, were presented to the Interim Joint Committee on Licensing and Occupations. Clark and ...

Industry group, Microsoft make pitch for open data standard (Philippine Daily Inquirer) - MANILA, Philippines -- The Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA), an international industry organization, and Microsoft are making a pitch for the country's support in a global standard of presenting electronic data, dubbed openXML.