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Oil Industry May Face Tough Time in D.C. (AP via Yahoo! News) - The country's three largest oil and gas companies are expected to report combined first-quarter profits this week in excess of $16 billion, a 19 percent surge from last year that is sure to complicate life for the industry in Washington, where elected officials are scrambling for ways to assuage angry consumers and businesses.

Iraqi oil industry staggers as government forms (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Iraqi insurgents have crippled the vital oil industry, but the government has ignored pleas for help to fight graft and smuggling, a senior official said on Tuesday.

TV Industry Plans Ad Campaign On Decency (PC Magazine via Yahoo! News) - The U.S. television industry will launch in June a $300 million advertising blitz to help parents control the shows their children watch.

N.Y. Seeks to Reverse $103M Reduction of Tobacco Industry Payment (Law.com) - The New York attorney general's office announced on Monday it has taken legal action to reverse a $103 million reduction in the payment New York received on April 15 from cigarette makers under a 1998 settlement between 46 states and the tobacco industry.

De Pere printing industry supplier expands with acquisition (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance) - Printing industry supplier MEGTEC Systems Inc. has acquired the solvent recovery business of Calgon Carbon Corp. for an undisclosed amount.

Oil Industry May Face Tough Time in D.C. (ABC News) - Oil Industry Likely to Face Tougher Time in Washington As Prices and Profits Surge

The Recreational Park Trailer Industry Association Unveils a New Search Tool (The Auto Channel) - NEWNAN, Ga., April 25 -- Are you looking for a weekend retreat or vacation cottage for a fraction of the price of a site-built home or condo? The Recreational Park Trailer Industry Association can help.

Canadian lumber industry splitting as softwood talks with U.S. proceed (Canadian Business) - VANCOUVER (CP) - The solidarity of the Canadian lumber industry, fragile at the best of times, cracked Tuesday as talks in Washington to resolve the softwood dispute with the United States pushed towards a Thursday deadline.

Carolinas Nearing $4 Billion in Future Spending in Industrial Manufacturing Industry, an Industrial Info News Alert (The Auto Channel) - SUGAR LAND, Texas--April 25, 2006--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas). For the last five years, spending in North and South Carolina has been on the rise within the Industrial Manufacturing Industry.

Former Coherent CEO Henry Gauthier Joins IPG Board of Directors; IPG Adds Valuable Industry Experience to Board (The Auto Channel) - OXFORD, Mass.--April 25, 2006--IPG Photonics Corporation today announced that Henry E. Gauthier, the former chairman and chief executive officer of Coherent, Inc. , has joined the IPG Board of Directors. Mr. Gauthier helped to build Coherent, Inc. into the premier laser manufacturing company in the industry.