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Will Labor Disputes Change the Face of Entertainment?
How did show business—the workplace where adults are supposed to have fun—get itself roiled in a bitter labor dispute that is crippling the industry? Guest host Lawrence O'Donnell explores the Writers Guild strike and how it might foreshadow other Hollywood labor disputes that could change the face of American entertainment in 2008. Also, response to the Bhutto assassination – from the streets of Pakistan to the US presidential campaign trail.
By Lawrence O'Donnell • • 1h 0m ListenHow did show business—the workplace where adults are supposed to have fun—get itself roiled in a bitter labor dispute that is crippling the industry? Guest host Lawrence O'Donnell explores the Writers Guild strike and how it might foreshadow other Hollywood labor disputes that could change the face of American entertainment in 2008. Also, protests and rioting in Pakistan as Benazir Bhutto is laid to rest, and with the Iowa Caucus less than a week away, how presidential candidates have reacted to the Bhutto assassination.
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3 storiesBenazir Bhutto Laid to Rest in Pakistan
Protests and rioting are widespread in Pakistan following the assassination and funeral of Benazir Bhutto . At least 23 people are dead. President Pervez Musharraf has laid the blame at pro-Taliban leaders. Husain Haqqani, professor of international relations at Boston, was a top aide the former Pakistani Prime Minister.
Read the story7 minStandoff between Striking Hollywood Writers and the Studios
With the Hollywood screenwriters' strike heading into its third month and a possible actors strike looming in 2008, is Hollywood headed for a complete shutdown of production? Can the studios let that happen? What is the writers strike about?
Read the story35 minThe Bhutto Assassination and the '08 Presidential Race
With less than a week before Iowa voters begin the selection process that will deliver the presidential nominees to the Democrat and Republican parties, the assassination of Benazir Bhutto has suddenly entered the mix of issues to which the candidates must react.
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