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Industry Flexes Muscle, and a Weaker Energy Bill Passes the Senate (New York Times) - The oil industry and utilities succeeded in stripping out provisions that would have cost them billions of dollars.

Ahead of the Bell: Mortgage Industry (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - Research firm FBR said the mortgage industry needs to shed 130,000 jobs before it can turn profitable because a sharp downturn in lending has left companies with bloated payrolls.

Building industry 'at the doorstep of a fundamental change' (San Diego Daily Transcript via Yahoo! News) - In the past, residential construction represented a significant portion of the construction activity in San Diego. However, in 2008, the public construction industry will represent the strongest building sector, in terms of activity, while the residential industry experiences a shift in how and where homes are built.

Tennessee restaurant industry expected to grow sales, add jobs (BizJournals) - Tennessee's restaurant sales in 2008 are projected to grow at a rate of 4.5 percent and bring in sales of $8.5 billion, according to the National Restaurant Association's 2008 Restaurant Industry Forecast.

State tells CBM industry to prove beneficial use of water (Billings Gazette) - CASPER - Wyoming water regulators are asking the coal-bed methane industry to prove that it's putting the water that it pumps from the ground to beneficial use.

Siemens Revokes Apitzsch Appointment to Industry Unit (Update1) (Bloomberg.com) - Dec. 14 (Bloomberg) -- Siemens AG, Europe's largest engineering company, revoked the appointment of Hannes Apitzsch as finance chief of the industry division after examining records regarding bribery allegations.

The Web Host Industry Week in Review (Web Host Industry Review) - December 14, 2007 -- ( WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Web hosts continued announcing holiday specials, but this week's news saw some more significant and surprising reports, in particular the complex roberry at a London Verizon data center.

Industry Breakfast to Feature Former White House Press Secretary Snow (The Gourmet Retailer) - DECEMBER 14, 2007 -- Former White House Press Secretary Tony Snow will be the featured speaker at the Industry Breakfast/International Housewares Association Annual Meeting during the 2008 International Home + Housewares Show, to be held March 16–18, 2008, at McCormick Place in Chicago.

Telecom minister urges industry to improve R&D, exports (IANS via Yahoo! India News) - New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) Communications and IT Minister A. Raja Friday urged the telecom industry to strengthen its research and development (R&D) capabilities and put greater focus on exports to gain a competitive edge over others.

Telecom minister urges industry to improve R&D, exports (Calcutta News) - Communications and IT Minister A. Raja Friday urged the telecom industry to strengthen its research and development (R&D) capabilities and put greater focus on exports to gain a competitive edge over others.