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Music industry looks to new models to boost sales (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - The U.S. music industry is becoming more open-minded about working with online music stores from the tiniest start-up to Amazon.com , hoping to boost digital music sales and erode the dominance of Apple Inc's iTunes.

Mars bucks chocolate industry push to use cheaper oils (USA Today) - Mars said Monday it will continue to use 100% cocoa butter in its U.S. chocolate products, bucking a chocolate industry campaign to allow cheaper vegetable oils to be substituted.

Fewer sodas in school, industry says (AP via Yahoo! News) - School vending machines are stocked with fewer high-calorie soft drinks today because some states have banned the sale of sodas on campus and the beverage industry is phasing in healthier drinks, according to an industry report.

Health Insurance Industry Looks to Senior Lobbyists (Washington Post) - If the rumor mill is correct, Karen M. Ignagni is about to notch a major victory for her employer, the nation's health insurance industry.

Immigrants Target Money-Transfer Industry (OneWorld.net via Yahoo! News) - WASHINGTON, Sep 17 (IPS) - U.S. immigrant groups are ratcheting up a boycott of Western Union Co. in hopes of forcing the global money-transfer industry to do good for its customers' families, not just do well for itself.

Mars bucks industry push to use vegetable oils (MSNBC) - The maker of M&M’s and Milky Way bars says it would be a mistake to mess with its chocolate. Mars Inc. said Monday it will continue to use 100 percent cocoa butter in its U.S. chocolate products, bucking an industry campaign to allow cheaper vegetable oils to be substituted.

Food industry group to propose safety rules: report (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - The Grocery Manufacturers Association, the industry's largest trade group, plans to unveil on Tuesday a proposal to increase U.S. federal oversight of imported food and ingredients, the Wall Street Journal reported in its online edition on Monday.

Mars bucks chocolate industry push to substitute vegetable oils (Lancaster Online) - The maker of M&M's and Milky Way bars says it would be a mistake to mess with its chocolate.Mars Inc. said Monday it will continue to use 100 percent cocoa butter in its U.S. chocolate products, bucking an industry campaign to allow cheaper vegetable oils to be substituted.T...

REGULATOR ENCOURAGES CHINA'S PENSION INSURANCE INDUSTRY (Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 Finance) - Regulations / Law   China's pension insurance industry has the potential to realise an excellent opportunity through government support, according to Wei Yingning, vice-chairman of China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC) in the Beijing CBD International Forum on September 12.

Regulator Encourages China's Pension Insurance Industry (Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 News) - China's pension insurance industry has the potential to realise an excellent opportunity through government support, according to Wei Yingning, vice-chairman of China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC) in the Beijing CBD International Forum on September 12.