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Detroit Revival Vies With Industry?s Decline (New York Times) - Even as Detroit shows encouraging signs of life, the automobile industry, the city?s life force, faces further declines in the coming year.

Writers strike tilts the TV industry (AP via Yahoo! News) - With "American Idol" and Jay Leno back on the air in January, it may seem that all is right with television. But the industry is facing its worst labor crisis in two decades, a crippling writers strike that's reshaping the business of TV and threatening to permanently shift the viewing habits of millions of Americans.

Mining Industry Gets Time to Mull Regs (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - The mining industry is getting more time to have its say about final federal rules requiring stronger seals for abandoned sections in underground coal mines.

SeedQuest - Central information website for the global seed industry (SeedQuest) - The Philippine Bureau of Plant Industry recently approved Syngenta's Corn MIR604 making it the 26th Transformation Event approved for food, feed and/or processing in the Philippines.

China leads way in challenge to world industry leaders: study (AFP via Yahoo! Malaysia News) - With the Chinese leading the way, firms from rapidly developing economies are spreading their global reach so fast they pose an "urgent threat" to top established industry leaders, says a US consultancy.

Airline industry seeks to block NY's passenger 'bill of rights' (AM New York) - In a case that could affect passengers delayed on planes at airports nationwide, an industry trade group is challenging New York's law requiring airlines to provide food, water, clean toilets and fresh air to passengers stuck on the ground for more than three hours.

Japan's All Industry Activity +1.2% In October (Nasdaq) - (RTTNews) - Economic activity in Japan climbed by 1.2 percent on month in October, according to data released Wednesday by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.

Disease a top concern of U.S. and European livestock industry (Business Insurance) - Europe has been hit by outbreaks of livestock diseases such as foot-and-mouth, bluetongue and avian flu this year. While the outbreaks have largely been contained and the costs have been relatively small, they have left the farming industry nervous, and with good cause.

COGA president sounds warning about industry in Colorado (BizJournals) - If Colorado raises its taxes on oil and gas production, and implements new rules for operating oil and gas wells, the industry will be far less interested in doing business in the state, the president of the Colorado Oil & Gas Association said Tuesday. (PXD)

Hog producers searching for industry fix (CBC Prince Edward Island) - P.E.I. hog producers are trying to come up with a new direction to save their embattled industry.