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Roundtable: The Troubled U.S. Auto Industry (NPR) - Topic: the challenges facing the beleaguered American auto industry, and what lies ahead for the "Big Three" car makers. Guests: Darryl Hazel, president of Ford's customer dervice division; General Motors executive Rod Gillum; and Chrysler executive Frank Fountain.

Senators Side With Cable Industry on Phone-Company Rules for TV (Bloomberg.com) - Feb. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Two high-ranking U.S. senators sided with the cable-television industry on rules that would govern the introduction of competing video services by telephone companies such as Verizon Communications Inc. and AT&T Inc.

Gaming Roundup: Industry Is on the Move (The Motley Fool) - In Part I , we took a look at the quarterly earnings reports of WMS Industries and Station Casinos . Here, we update openings, TV deals, and moves in the industry.

Rural Unrest in India over Steel Industry (NPR) - Farmers in the eastern Indian state of Orissa are at risk of losing their land to a growing steel industry. The Indian government says the steel plants will bring jobs and tax revenue, but critics say the poor won't benefit.

Sex industry 'king' laundered huge funds (Asahi.com) - A high-school dropout who became the "king of the sex industry" in Tokyo's Kabukicho entertainment district laundered his enormous profits through dummy companies and offers of hush money, police sources said.

Construction industry is the leading employer (Las Vegas Business Press) - Construction added 46,000 jobs in January, accounting for nearly one-fourth of the nation's employment gains, said Ken Simonson, chief economist for the Associated General Contractors of America, a national industry trade group.

Better prospects for local mango industry seen (Manila Bulletin) - Sen. Ramon Magsaysay Jr. said the local mango industry could expect a better prospect this year, even as he urged the Department of Agriculture to expand the area devoted to mango production and to ensure the production of high quality mangoes, particularly carabao mango, for the export market.

As music industry morphs, Grammy keeps spotlight (New Kerala) - By Andy Goldberg, Los Angeles: The Grammy Awards - the music industry's equivalent of the Oscars - are notoriously hard to predict, probably because they are chosen by whimsical musicians.

The 25 Most Influential Executives Of The Business Travel Industry, 2005 (Business Travel News) - JANUARY 23, 2006 -- The roster of the 25 decision makers who exerted the greatest sway over the corporate travel industry in the past year constitutes an awesome lineup.

Campus Management Announces New Senior Industry Consultant (SYS-CON Media) - Campus Management Corporation, a leading provider of administrative software for higher education, today announced that Traci A. Lee has joined in a newly created position, Senior Industry Consultant. Lee will expand Campus Management's consulting services, leveraging her 19 years of education industry experience. Lee held senior positions at Career Education Corporation and MedVance Institute.