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Jack Valenti, The Movie Industry's Washington Blockbuster (Washington Post) - Hollywood would never have cast Jack Valenti in the role he played in real life, which was as the film industry's man in Washington. Valenti was too florid in speech, too grandiose in manner, too much of a wit to fit the cinematic archetype of the conniving Washington fixer and shadowy string-pu...

Film industry chief Jack Valenti dies (CNN.com) - LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- Jack Valenti, the former White House aide and film industry lobbyist who instituted the modern movie ratings system and guided Hollywood from the censorship era to the digital age, died Thursday. He was 85.

Film Industry Lobbyist Jack Valenti Dies (Washington Post) - LOS ANGELES -- The Motion Picture Association of America says former White House aide and film industry lobbyist Jack Valenti has died.

Film industry lobbyist Jack Valenti dies (MSNBC) - Jack Valenti, the former White House aide and film industry lobbyist who instituted the modern movie ratings system and guided Hollywood from the censorship era to the digital age, died Thursday.

The Gentrification of the Search Industry (Search Engine Watch) - Changes in Search Engine Strategies over the years mirror the changes in the industry, which seems to be moving from early adopter phase into the early majority phase.

Film Industry Champion Valenti Dies (E! Online) - There's a reason why kids under the age of 17 can't see a rated-R movie and why Hollywood almost did away with award screeners a few years ago. Jack Valenti is that reason. The film industry lobbyist and creator of the modern-day movie rating system died Thursday at his Washington D.C. home due to complications of a stroke he suffered last month. He was 85. Valenti, who got his start in ...

CCID Consulting Says China's Auto Leasing Industry is Still Facing Development Bottlenecks (The Auto Channel) - BEIJING, April 26, 2007; In 1990, the auto leasing industry started to develop slowly in China. In 2000, it entered a stage of rather fast development.

Auto industry reactions (CNews) - TORONTO (CP) - A leading auto analyst says Ottawa should cancel a controversial rebate program for fuel-efficient vehicles because it threatens to cripple the already fragile Canadian car and truck industry.

$14b in industry assistance (Perth Now) - THE Productivity Commission has found the Federal Government provided $14 billion in assistance to Australian industry in the last financial year.

Industry backs tax for tech ed center (Casper Star-Tribune) - GILLETTE (AP) -- Two Campbell County commissioners have won support from 10 companies in the energy industry to raise local property taxes to help build a technical education center at Gillette College.