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Medicare Ads Paid by Drug Industry (Journal Gazette & Times Courier) - WASHINGTON - The pharmaceutical industry quietly footed the bill for at least part of a recent multimillion-dollar ad campaign praising lawmakers who support the new Medicare prescription drug benefit, according to political officials.

Travel Industry Casts Wider Net (TechWeb via Yahoo! News) - The travel industry continues its shift toward Internet-based and broadband networks.

Steel Producer Rides Industry Consolidation To New Opportunities (Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! News) - A frenzy of mergers -- $78.7 billion in deals since the beginning of 2005 -- has reshaped the global steel industry.

Industry wants planned growth for Coimbatore (The Hindu) - COIMBATORE: Some industry associations here have sought creation of zones in and around the city for specific segments such as residential, manufacturing and information technology (IT) to ensure a planned and sustained development in the long ...

Value addition will boost tea industry (Sunday Observer) - There is 36 percent value addition in Sri Lanka's tea exports. Opportunities for development are over 65 percent. If the tea industry is to be vibrant and competitive it has to focus on value addition, Chairman, Sri Lanka Tea Board, B.A.C. Abeywardena said.

Industry wants planned growth for Coimbatore (The Hindu) - COIMBATORE: The industry here has sought creation of zones in and around the city for specific segments such as residential, manufacturing and information technology (IT) to ensure a planned and sustained development in the long run. A strong ...

Medicare Ads Paid by Drug Industry (ABC News) - Pharmaceutical Industry Paid for Part of Campaign Ads on Medicare

Drug industry group helped pay for ads backing DeWine and others (The Plain Dealer) - Washington - The pharmaceutical industry quietly footed the bill for at least part of a recent multimillion-dollar ad campaign praising lawmakers, including Sen. Mike DeWine of Ohio, who support the new Medicare prescription drug benefit, according to political officials.

PHAP honors industry figures on 60th year (Manila Bulletin) - The Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Association of the Philippines (PHAP), the country’s umbrella organization of research-based multinationals and top local manufacturers, distributors and retailers, recently honored key figures in the pharmaceutical industry as it marks its 60th anniversary this month.

China to rein in investment in coal-chemicals industry: report (AFP Business News via Yahoo!7 Finance) - BEIJING (AFP) - China will soon issue new regulations to put the brakes on increasing investment in the coal-chemicals industry which has been attracting interest amid soaring oil prices, state media has reported.