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Industry Lobbying Imperils Obama Overhaul of Student Loans (New York Times) - An aggressive lobbying campaign by the nation’s biggest student lenders has put a plan to end government subsidies to the private loan industry in peril.

Lobbying industry booms in recession (USA Today) - The recession has battered the U.S. economy, but the lobbying industry is humming along in the nation's capital, even for companies that have shed thousands of jobs in the past year.

Lobbying industry booms (USA Today) - The lobbying industry is booming in the nation's capital, even for companies that have lost thousands of jobs in the last year.

Australian Building Industry Expands at Fastest Pace in 2 Years (Bloomberg) - Feb. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Australia’s building industry expanded in January at the fastest pace in two years amid rising demand for apartment, engineering and commercial construction.

Commercial real estate industry starting to recover, experts say (Dallas Morning News) - The CEO of one of the country's top commercial property firms says the industry is turning the corner, and a Texas real estate economist agrees.

Higher Rates May ‘Wipe Out’ Industry, Clark Says (Update1) (Bloomberg) - Feb. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Canada shouldn’t raise interest rates to slow economic growth because it would “wipe out” industry, Toronto-Dominion Bank Chief Executive Officer Edmund Clark said.

Carney Urges Coordinated Financial Industry Reform (Update2) (Bloomberg) - Feb. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney said policy makers must coordinate their reforms of the financial industry and provide certainty in their regulations to help the global economy recover from a recession.

The Australian Game Development Industry in 2010 [PC] (GameSpot) - Will the Australian games industry will have a positive 2010? Or will local studios see more job losses and closures this year? GameSpot AU chats to Aussie industry heads to find out.

Banking Industry Is ‘Key Priority’ for Ukraine, Fitch Says (Bloomberg) - Feb. 4 (Bloomberg) -- The top priority of Ukraine’s new president in 2010 will be to fix the banking industry to ensure “the economy’s sustainable future growth,” Fitch Ratings said.

NZ wine warning a timely reminder - industry leader (NZPA via Yahoo!Xtra News) - A New Zealand wine industry leader says British critic Oz Clarke has given the industry a timely warning not to flood its main export market with cut-price pinot noir, as is already happening with sauvignon blanc.