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Industry Is Told, Bluntly, How It Could Be Better (New York Times) - Speakers at a leading industry conference made unusually assertive and provocative remarks about the future of advertising.

Cattle industry applauds US court rule (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - A U.S. court's rejection of an American rancher group's bid to permanently ban Canadian beef and cattle imports will restore confidence in the local industry, a Canadian Cattlemen's Association spokesman said on Thursday.

Smuggling threatens the nation, says worried industry minister (The Jakarta Post) - Industry Minister Fahmi Idris has called on state institutions and the private sector to jointly fight against smuggling, which he said had now become a threat to the nation.

Drug industry spends millions on US states: report (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - The pharmaceutical industry spent $44 million lobbying U.S. state officials during a two-year period with much of the money going to fight proposals that would have reduced prescription drug costs, according to report released on Thursday.

Satire on tobacco industry hilarious but offers little substance (Asheville Citizen-Times) - "Thank You for Smoking," Christopher Buckley's 1994 satirical novel about the tobacco industry and the government's ham-handed attempts to rein it in, is hilarious.

RSA: State wants to help local wine industry (South African Wine News) - Government is to help the local wine industry further open global markets and boost its international competitiveness.

Duarte Man Shot And Killed Near Industry (CBS 2 Los Angeles) - A man was fatally shot on a sidewalk in an area just north of Industry, authorities said Thursday.

New web site to harvest Australia's grains industry information (SeedQuest) - The grains industry’s contribution to Australia can now be accessed in one convenient location with the launch today of a new web site. Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry Sussan Ley launched the web site, the Grains Industry Profile , at Grains Week in Canberra.

US Retail Auto Industry Includes 50,000 Dealers with Combined Annual Sales of about $770 Billion (The Auto Channel) - DUBLIN, Ireland--April 6, 2006--Research and Markets has announced the addition of Automobile Dealerships - Industry Profile to their offering.

Copper industry downplays substitution risk (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News) - SANTIAGO, Chile, April 6 (Reuters) - Copper industry leaders gathered in Chile this week downplayed concerns that manufacturers and builders will start seeking cheaper materials to make wire, motors and pipe, despite a monster rally in prices for copper.