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Liberia restarts diamond industry (USA Today) - Liberia's president formally opened 10 diamond screening and evaluation offices across the country on Tuesday, marking the first step toward restarting the industry following the end of a six-year ban by the United Nations.

AFTRA extends TV industry contract (UPI) - The television and radio artists union extended its pact with the industry to avoid conflict with Writers Guild negotiations, AFTRA in Los Angeles said. The American Federation of Television & Radio Artists contract was to expire Nov. 15 but will now run

Private Airplane Industry Not Yet Cleared For Take-off In China (Industry Week) - Cumbersome regulations stifling industry.

Wine industry to add $4b tipple (Sydney Morning Herald) - The Australian wine industry has set an ambitious target to sell an extra $4 billion worth of wine over the next five years.

Student loan industry warned of conflicts (UPI) - An expert says the U.S. student loan industry is being investigated for issues that could have been solved by a 2001 proposal squashed by the White House. The proposal, drawn up in the final days of the Clinton administration and circulated during the Bus

Private airplane industry not yet cleared for take-off in China (AFP via Yahoo! News) - China has a huge potential market for private airplanes but cumbersome regulations prevent the fledgling industry from taking off, state media said Tuesday.

David Sirota: Confronting the Captains of Industry in Butte America (HuffingtonPost) - I'm here in Butte, Montana (known to locals as Butte Montana) for the international economic summit that features, among others, Ben Bernanke, Bob Rubin, Bill Gates, Gov. Brian Schweitzer, Sen. Jon Tester and Sen Max Baucus. It's something to see such icons here in a place like Butte - as you can see from the photo from this morning, this town is still dotted with the skeletons of industry ...

Labor, wheat industry discuss future of grain sales (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Federal Labor leader Kevin Rudd says the Opposition is holding talks with the Australian wheat industry to work out better ways of selling the country's grain.

Dow Jones Bid May Reshape News Industry (The New York Sun) - News and entertainment titan Rupert Murdoch's bid to buy Dow Jones & Co. is likely to be the opening shot in a round of negotiations that could reshape not only New York's press market but also the rest of the news industry. Mr. Murdoch's $60-a-share bid to snatch up Dow Jones, which owns the Wall Street Journal, so far exceeded the $37.12 at which the stock opened the day that many analysts ...

Auto industry reps discuss fuel mileage strategy on Capitol Hill today (Detroit News) - WASHINGTON -- Auto industry representatives are on Capitol Hill again today talking about ways to prod Americans and automakers into buying and building more fuel-efficient vehicles.