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Federal Oversight of Student Loan Industry Is Lax, Cuomo Testifies (Washington Post) - New York Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo, whose investigation of ties between student loan companies and universities has triggered calls for reform, charged yesterday that the Bush administration had been lax in oversight of the $85 billion-a-year industry.

China to start large-scale cassava production in three years time -industry expert (Interfax) - Beijing. April 26. INTERFAX-CHINA - China is considering large-scale cassava-ethanol production in approximately three years time when production costs drop, an industry expert said yesterday in Beijing.

Activists, industry both gloomy about Tory plan (CTV.ca) - With the Conservatives set to unveil the details of their plan to regulate major industrial polluters, both environmentalists and industry are grumbling.

IT industry to get booster shot (The Star Online) - The Prime Minister will announce new incentives and policies, aimed at taking the local IT industry to the global level, during the International Advisory Panel (IAP) meeting here in May.

Long neck ban not necessarily the answer: brewing industry (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - The brewing industry is warning the Northern Territory Licensing Commission that banning takeaway sales of long neck beer in Alice Springs may create new problems.

Trucking industry opposes Nevada entry port proposal (Las Vegas Sun) - CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - Nevada's trucking industry is fighting a plan to let private companies build and profit from high-tech ports of entry that would use X-ray machines to scan trucks for contraband and human smuggling.

Industry group hits out at Labor IR plan (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - The Australian Industry Group (AiG) says it is disappointed it was not consulted by Labor about its policy to scrap the Industrial Relations Commission (IRC).

Construction quality a growing industry (San Diego Daily Transcript via Yahoo! News) - Dealing with construction defect litigation during construction and sometimes long after completion remains a concern for developers within the building industry, especially residential.

Global PCB industry grows at fast pace (Electronics Supply and Manufacturing) - MUNICH, Germany — The global market for printed circuit boards (PCBs) has grown 11 percent in 2006 to a volume of $47.35 billion, as investigated by German industry association ZVEI. For 2007, the Electronic Components and Systems group in the ZVEI expect the global growth to continue, albeit at a slower pace of 6 percent.

Most doctors get money, gifts from industry (USA Today) - Virtually all doctors in a national survey of six specialties reported some sort of relationship from free lunches to payments for consulting and lecturing with medically related industries such as those for drugs or medical devices, a report says today.