1.0 link 86340 <![CDATA[Writers Vote to End 3-Month Strike]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/02/12/writers-vote-to-end-3mont_n_86340.html LOS ANGELES &mdash; A devastating, three-month walkout that brought the entertainment industry to a standstill ended Tuesday when Hollywood writers voted to lift their union's strike order and return to work Wednesday.

The move allows some TV series to return this spring with a handful of new episodes. It also clears the way for the Academy Awards to be staged on Feb. 24 without the threat of pickets or a boycott by actors that would have dulled the glamour of Hollywood's...

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