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Senators who weakened drug bill received millions from industry (USA Today) - Senators who raised millions of dollars in campaign donations from pharmaceutical interests secured industry-friendly changes to a landmark drug-safety bill, according to public records and interviews.

Spellings defends oversight of student loan industry (CNN.com) - WASHINGTON (AP) -- Education Secretary Margaret Spellings sparred with the chairman of the House education committee Thursday amid allegations that the department's oversight of the student loan industry has been lax.

Diamond Industry: More Policing Needed (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - The diamond industry isn't doing enough to keep the gems out of the hands of criminals and terrorists, and must address pressing issues of child labor and substandard work conditions and wages, leading diamond officials said Thursday.

Australian Funds Management Industry Welcomes Labor's Tax Proposal (Nasdaq) - MELBOURNE -(Dow Jones)- Australia's funds management industry Friday welcomed a proposal from the opposition leader to halve the tax on foreign distributions in a bid to boost Asian investment in the sector.

Taiwan's Tourism Industry Requires Service Improvement: Cepd Head (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Asia News) - TAIPEI, May 11 Asia Pulse - The nation's top economic policy planner said Thursday that the local tourism industry's quality of service requires improvement.

The Mobile Industry Goes Green? (SeekingAlpha via Yahoo! Finance) - Dean Bubley submits: Introducing environmental responsibility to the mobile industry is definitely the flavor of the month. Ericsson has been loudly telling me about their base stations' lower power requirements over the last couple of days: more efficient electronics, heat-resistant kit that doesn't need air-conditioning, better network planning so operators need fewer sites.

Report: Magna's Stronach fears U.S. auto industry 'is not really competitive' (Detroit News) - The chairman of auto supplier Magna International Inc. -- which is looking at buying into ailing automaker Chrysler Group and is selling a stake in itself to a Russian tycoon -- said he is worried that the North American auto industry "is not really competitive," Dow Jones Newswires reported today.

US wind industry to add 3000mw in 2007 (Stuff) - LOS ANGELES: The United States will boost its wind power capacity this year by about 25 per cent, an industry group said on Thursday.

Expanding the halal industry (The Star Online) - KUALA LUMPUR: The setting up of halal parks in every state will prove to be an attraction to industry players and provide them with the necessary facilities, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.

SeedQuest - Central information website for the global seed industry (SeedQuest) - The National Seed Industry Council (NSIC) released last week a new hybrid rice variety that is high yielding and suitable in Luzon and seven other regions in the Visayas and Mindanao. It is recommended for transplanted culture in irrigated lowland in both dry and wet seasons.