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Iraq's Industry minister opens door to reimbursing US (AP via Yahoo! News) - Iraq's industry minister opened the door Wednesday to reimbursing the United States for at least some of the billions of dollars spent for reconstructing the country.

Tribune Co. names radio industry veteran as its new COO (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - Tribune Co. named Randy Michaels as its new chief operating officer on Wednesday, putting the radio industry veteran in charge of newspapers and broadcasting at the media conglomerate.

Wind industry on track for record year in 2008 (Market Watch) - The U.S. wind power industry remains on track to continue its record run in 2008 after the sector installed 1,400 megawatts of new generating capacity in the three months ended March 21, according to figures.

The Netherlands Announces Its Growing Role in the Global Games Industry (GameSpy) - Games industry revenues exceed film revenues in the Netherlands for the first time.

New Report Offers Detailed Analysis on the Global Oil and Chemicals Storage Industry (Centre Daily Times) - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c91084) has announced the addition of "Global Oil and Chemicals Storage Industry Report : Detailed Analysis of All Active and Planned Oil and Chemical Terminals Including Capacity Forecasts and Terminal Contact Information" to their offering.

New rules for Islamic venture capital industry (The Borneo Post) - KUALA LUMPUR: The Securities Commission (SC) yesterday announced new guidelines for the Islamic venture capital industry, requiring investees to appoint Syariah advisers and the core business must be Syariah-compliant.

DCGI to hold talks with industry on FDC issue from next week, hopes to settle issue by July (PharmaBiz) - Determined to settle the vexed issue of FDC drugs once and for all and latest by July, the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) will begin a series of formal consultations with the industry, especially the Confederation of Indian Pharmaceutical Industries (CIPI), from next week to examine their suggestions.

Mexican Slaughter Industry in Trouble (BloodHorse) - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has ruled that horse meat may not be shipped through the Lone Star State en route for foreign destinations. The ruling deals a blow to the Mexican slaughter industry, which has the majority of its slaughter-bound horses transported across the Texas border.

1f92 Auto industry seen to do better this year (The Borneo Post) - KUALA LUMPUR:The local automotive industry is expected to regain lost grounds and could see sales increase by 3.8 percent to 506,200 units this year, an industry analyst said yesterday.

NZ On-Hire Industry puts safety first (Scoop.co.nz) - WorkPro, a centralised online induction training system, developed specifically for the on-hire recruitment industry, has received endorsement from the New Zealand On-Hire Industry Forum as the minimum standard for Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) and Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) training.