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White House offers rules to curb abuse in student loan industry (CNN.com) - WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Bush administration has proposed new rules aimed at clamping down on conflicts of interest in the student loan industry.

Push for tougher rules on wind industry (AP via Yahoo! News) - Birds and bats have a powerful advocate in the new Congress, and he is making the wind energy industry nervous.

Alamo City could land bigger supporting role in film industry (BizJournals) - Texas lawmakers have passed legislation intended to create a $20 million pool of incentives designed to help the Lone Star State regain its place in the film and television production industry.

Ethanol industry may create nearly 600 new jobs in biotechnology (WOI-TV Des Moines) - FORT DODGE, Iowa (AP) - Nearly 600 new jobs in the ethanol industry may be created in Iowa over the next three years in fields like biofuels and biotechnology.

Mining industry backs TAFE changes (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - The mining industry has backed a proposed overhaul of vocational training by the Federal Government, saying the state's TAFE sector is failing to meet the needs of employers.

House chairman pushes tougher regulation for wind industry (KXAN 36 Austin) - WASHINGTON (AP) - Birds and bats have a powerful advocate in the new Congress -- and he's making the wind energy industry nervous. Representative Nick Rahall is chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee.

House chairman pushes tougher regulation for wind industry (KARE 11 Minneapolis-St. Paul) - Birds and bats have a powerful advocate in the new Congress, and he is making the wind energy industry nervous. Rep. Nick Rahall,

Gartner slashes chip industry outlook (Electronic Engineering Times Asia) - Gartner has lowered its global sales outlook for the semiconductor industry for 2007, citing the continuing fall in DRAM and microprocessor prices.

'Piggybacking' roils credit industry (KATU Portland) - The growing practice of "piggybacking" is sending shivers through the mortgage industry. Fair Isaac Corp said it will change its credit scoring system beginning later this year in a way it contends will end this little-known but potentially high-impact mortgage loan loophole.

Model of car buried at Tulsa courthouse impacted industry... (KXMB CBS12 Bismarck) - The prediction 50 years ago that a buried Plymouth Belvedere would be in style in 2007 didn't prove quite accurate, but a car enthusiast says that 1957 Plymouths made an impact on the auto industry. In 1957, a new two-door Belvedere hardtop was