‘24’ shortfall

‘24’ shortfall

kTHE WRITERS STRIKE has struck down the Fox thriller “24.” Like most series written by members of the Writers Guild of America, the show is falling prey to a shortfall of scripts. Above, the Rev. Jesse Jackson embraces a woman on a picket line outside Paramount Studios in Los Angeles.

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SPORTS

A league decision

kOWNER Herb Washington of the Youngstown SteelHounds said this week that he is hoping to switch his team from the Central Hockey League to the ECHL Premier AA Hockey League, and is hopeful that change can be made by next spring.

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UPNEXT

Ho, ho, hummmmm

kWhat’s the over-under on “Fred Claus,” the first big “Christmas” movie of the holiday season? Overlong, overdone, over-produced.

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NATION

Override prevails

kPresident Bush suffered the first veto override of his seven-year-old presidency Thursday as the Senate enacted a $23 billion water resources bill despite his protest that it was filled with unnecessary projects.

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