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Furor over oil-industry windfall puts GOP to the test (CBS Market Watch) - WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Lawmakers want the oil industry to consider giving a little something back this holiday season. Namely, profits.

Movie industry offers deal in download case (San Jose Mercury News) - A man sued by the film industry after his teen grandson downloaded four movies on the family's computer has been offered a chance to settle the case by paying $4,000 in installments.

Help for forestry industry coming soon, says MP (CBC New Brunswick) - New Brunswick MP Andy Savoy is promising help for the province's forestry industry within weeks. Some of New Brunswick's largest forestry companies met with Savoy and the federal government's forestry caucus in Ottawa this week.

Advice from industry players on types of assets to invest in (The Star Online) - The following are comments by industry players on the types of asset class this group of young people invests in and the asset allocation.

Howes: International Automaker Investment in U.S. Helps Drive Industry and Local Economies (The Auto Channel) - Washington DC November 4, 2005; The AIADA newsletter reported that Detroit News columnist Daniel Howes insists in today’s column entitled, “GM, Ford Aside, U.S. Auto Industry Is Doing Just Fine,” that the auto industry in the U.S. is not in decline.

Oshkosh Truck Subsidiary JerrDan Unveils New 60-Ton Rotator Wrecker to Towing Industry (The Auto Channel) - OSHKOSH, Wis.--Nov. 4, 2005--Oshkosh Truck Corporation , announced today that its towing equipment subsidiary, JerrDan Corporation, has introduced a new rotator wrecker. This heavy-duty new model is engineered to provide industry-leading lift, pull and stability characteristics.

Bill Gates to Receive Industry Award at CEA Dinner (Broadcast Newsroom) - The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) today announced that Microsoft Corp. Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates will be presented the Industry Digital Patriot Award for his lifelong commitment to technological innovation and the digital transition.

Film industry offers deal in download case (The Globe and Mail) - A man sued by the film industry after his teen grandson downloaded four movies on the family's computer has been offered a chance to settle the case by paying $4,000 (U.S.) in instalments.

TechSolve Expert Presents Lean Applications To Pharmaceutical Industry (Pharmaceutical Online) - Cincinnati, OH - The pharmaceutical industry is not as profitable or as efficient as it could be, causing prices to be too high, productivity to be too low and profitability to remain unmaximized, that according to business process optimization experts at TechSolve.

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.