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Maryland Tobacco Industry Waning (Fox News) - Officials say this year's tobacco crop is the smallest ever recorded and the state's tobacco industry may be near its end.

Sugar industry deregulation could curb price distortions YUTHANA PRAIWAN (Bangkok Post) - Thailand's sugar industry should be partially deregulated to resolve distortions in the current pricing system, according to a study by the Cane and Sugar Board.

McClatchy to become major presence in Washington news industry (The Daily Comet) - The McClatchy Co. would become a major presence in Washington state's news industry if its plan to buy Knight Ridder Inc. is approved, a development that several media analysts found encouraging.

Oil industry to fight Congress over royalty payments (Financial Times) - As the US oil industry prepares to defend itself on Tuesday against political attacks on high fuel prices, one senior executive has dubbed some members of Congress “hypocritical” for seeking to reduce, or possibly end, a system allowing oil and gas producers to pay lower royalty payments.

Australian government looking to boost digital content industry (UK Comment Wire) - The Australian federal government has issued an ambitious report aimed at boosting the nations digital content industry.

Industry leaders: Mad cow finding shows U.S. system works (Billings Gazette) - Cattle industry leaders on Monday said confirmation of a new case of mad cow disease in this country shows that the U.S. testing and surveillance program works. They also said consumers could remain confident in the safety of the beef they eat. "If a ...

Spanish Industry Minister says not planning protectionist measures (Market Watch) - (MarketWatch) -- Spain's Industry Minister Jose Montilla said Monday his country is not planning to introduce any protectionist measures to protect its energy industry.

Special sale of Industry-1 Ministry to be held in Monywa (The New Light of Myanmar) - YANGON, 13 March— As a gesture of honouring the 61st Anniversary Armed Forces Day, a special sale of the Ministry of Industry-1 will be held at the Division Sports Ground in Monywa, Sagaing Division starting from 17 March from 8 am to 8 pm daily.

Consumer Electronics Industry Shows Robust Growth in Employment and Productivity (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) - ARLINGTON, Va.----March 14, 2006--The consumer electronics industry continues to drive the U.S. economy with robust growth throughout the entire employment spectrum, as well as record-breaking productivity according to a new report issued today by the Consumer Electronics Association .

The Options Industry Council Announces Updated 'Taxes & Investing' Pamphlet, Detailing New Tax Legislation and Their (SYS-CON Media) - The Options Industry Council (OIC) announced today an addendum to its Taxes & Investing pamphlet is now available on the OIC web site at http://www.888options.com/store/taxguide_new.pdf. The new addendum, written by Richard J. Shapiro, Tax Principal, Ernst & Young LLP, explains the impact of new federal income tax laws, through January 31, 2006, affecting options investments.