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Canada will protect its softwood industry: PM Martin (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Canada will move to protect its softwood lumber industry if the United States continues to ignore a NAFTA decision favorable to the country, Prime Minister Paul Martin said.

Industry Caters to Eating at the Wheel (ABC News) - From Squeeze-Tube Yogurt to 'Crunch Wrap' Tacos, Food Industry Caters to Eating at the Wheel

Help sought for auto industry (Monterey County Herald) - The day after General Motors Corp. announced it would slash 30,000 jobs and stop production at 12 plants, Ford Motor Co. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Bill Ford delivered an impassioned manifesto about the importance of the domestic auto industry to the United States -- imploring Congress to offer tax incentives that would help keep the sector here strong.

Ford CEO Urges Tax Help to Boost Car Industry (Fox News) - Ford Chairman and CEO Bill Ford urged Congress Tuesday to offer a package of tax incentives to drive innovation in the struggling domestic auto industry

Growth Of M'sian Takaful Industry Partly Due To Central Bank (Bernama) - KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 23 (Bernama) -- The growth of takaful or Islamic insurance in Malaysia over the past 20 years is partly due to the help provided by Bank Negara Malaysia in nurturing the industry, said Md Azmi Abu Bakar, chief executive officer of Syarikat Takaful Malaysia.

Tas fishing industry says federal package provides choice (ABC via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News) - Tasmania's fishing industry believes the Federal Government's $220 million industry rescue package will be well received.

Seafood industry welcomes federal package (ABC via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News) - The seafood industry has welcomed the Federal Government's offer to buy out commercial licences to try and reduce overfishing.

Michael Dell Joins Industry Insider Line-up at 2006 International CES, Dell Joins Top Executives from Verizon and Kodak (ZDNet India) - The International Consumer Electronics Show (CES(R)) has announced that Michael Dell, founder and chairman of Dell Inc., will deliver an Industry Insider presentation at the 2006 International CES. Produced by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA(R)), the International CES is the world's largest consumer technology tradeshow and takes place January 5-8, 2006, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Ford CEO requests industry tax breaks (The Arizona Republic) - WASHINGTON - Ford Motor Co. Chairman and CEO Bill Ford urged Congress on Tuesday to offer a package of tax incentives to make the nation less dependent on foreign oil and to drive innovation in the struggling domestic auto industry.

TV’s Brown speaks of changing ag industry, mad cow disease (Montana Standard) - DEER LODGE — Agriculture is a changing industry, and is needed to feed the world, keynote speaker Taylor Brown of the Northern Ag Network said at the recent Powell County chamber banquet in Deer Lodge.