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From Political Money Line: Industry PAC Contributions Up 17 Percent (New York Times) - Political action committees of industry groups gave $311 million to federal candidates in the 2005-2006 cycle, up $45 million (17 percent) from the 2003-2004 cycle. This total does not include contributions made by or received by politicians' PACs, or ideological PACs.

VoIP Industry Measures The Impact Of Verizon's Patent Victory Over Vonage (TechWeb via Yahoo! News) - The debate over open or proprietary standards means IP telephoning players may have to consider creating workarounds or pay future royalties, industry analysts suggest.

Public health agency linked to chemical industry (Los Angeles Times) - The work of a federal risk-assessment center is guided by a company with manufacturing ties. Some scientists see bias. For nearly a decade, a federal agency has been responsible for assessing the dangers that chemicals pose to reproductive health. But much of the agency's work has been conducted by a private consulting company that has close ties to the chemical industry, including ...

Airline industry expects to turn profit (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) - The airline industry will turn the corner and show a small global profit of $2.5 billion this year, a top industry executive says.

U.S. commercial seed industry has come long way (Carroll County Online) - As we prepare for the time when we start planting seeds, perhaps the information collected by Matthew Dillon would be interesting to consider. One hundred fifty years ago, the United States did not have a commercial seed industry; today, we have the world's largest.

Music Industry Tells Students Pay Up (CBS News) - The music industry is asking 50 Ohio University students to pay $3,000 each to avoid lawsuits accusing them of pirating songs off the Internet.

Music Industry Tightens Squeeze On Students (Washington Post) - The recording industry is dusting off an old tactic in its never-ending effort to crack down on pirated music: Target the college kids.

Dodd blasts insurance industry response to hurricanes (Boston Globe) - U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd, a Democratic presidential hopeful, said he's angry with the insurance industry's response to the 2005 Gulf Coast hurricanes and said Friday he will hold senate committee hearings on insurance issues.

Ethanol industry OK with Brazil pact (The Des Moines Register) - The relatively modest measures stopped well short of what would stir opposition from the booming U.S. ethanol industry.

Dodd Blasts Insurance Industry Response to Hurricanes (KPLC) - U-S Senator Chris Dodd, a Democratic presidential hopeful, said he's angry with the insurance industry's response to the 2005 Gulf Coast hurricanes. He said today in New Orleans he will hold senate committee hearings on insurance issues.