Lawmakers press studio chiefs for WGA deal
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WASHINGTON  - Lawmakers are taking a more active role in the Writers Guild of America strike. A group of California Democrats led by the chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee has accused two network chiefs of dragging their feet.
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Producers of the Grammy Awards have requested an interim agreement that would allow striking Hollywood writers to work on next month's telecast, The Recording Academy said Tuesday.
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House and Senate lawmakers have  agreed to increase fines on broadcasters who air indecent  material, and are trying to include the measure as an amendment  to a defense bill, Sen. Sam Brownback said on Tuesday.
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Officials with the striking writers guild held informal talks Tuesday with Hollywood studios that could lead to the resumption of negotiations, a person familiar with the bargaining strategy said.
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Union leaders for Hollywood  screenwriters have reached a tentative deal on a new three-year  contract with film studios and TV networks, the two sides said  on Wednesday.
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Details are emerging on the deal between the Writers Guild and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. John Scott Lewinski provides links to the numbers.
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Several proposals are under consideration that should produce a lively floor fight.
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Lawmakers, congressional  staff and other "Hill rats" longing for the political humor  they've been without because of the writers' strike got their  fix on Wednesday during a faux debate between members of the  Writers Guild of America and the studios.
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Commissioner Paul Tagliabue said yesterday that discussions were continuing in efforts to renew television deals with Walt Disney's ABC and ESPN, which televise Monday and Sunday night football.
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LOS ANGELES  - With rumors flying of an imminent deal, it's safe to say that Day 3 of the Directors Guild of America's contract talks with the studios went well enough for another session to be scheduled for Tuesday.
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Architects of the legislation said they hoped they would gain support for a motion to end debate on the legislation.
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A bipartisan group of lawmakers, including Democratic Sen. Evan Bayh of Indiana, backed by leaders of the Sept. 11 commission, announced legislation Tuesday that would enact
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Washington -- The White House and lawmakers are getting close to agreement on a $388 billion spending measure that could be ready for votes Friday.
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Hollywood directors reached a new three-year pay deal with the main producer's organisation, upping pressure on the striking Writers Guild of America (WGA) to end its 11-week strike
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Union leaders for striking  Hollywood writers said they have reached a tentative contract  deal with studios and urged members on Saturday to support it,  calling for an end to a three-month walkout that has crippled  TV production and overshadowed Oscar season.
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Political leaders touted yesterday's signing of a deal to build a hotel across from the Washington Convention Center as a significant step in their quest to draw more visitors to the District.
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Hollywood writers got details today of a tentative agreement that their negotiators had brokered with the major studios. In presenting the three-year deal, the West and East coast guild presidents added a message that said it was time to end the strike.