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A spokesman for Twentieth Century confirmed that former New York Senator Alfonse D’Amato will be in Los Angeles on Friday to begin shooting the pilot for a television show that will feature the former legislator as a judge presiding over a small claims court. Mainstreet examines the most recent developments and discusses several myths surrounding small claims court.

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Writers from the WGA are slated to go back to work. Expected to reach a compromise with all major studios including CBS Corporation (CBS), MGM (6758), NBC Universal (GE), News Corp/Fox (NWS),  Paramount Pictures (VIA), Sony Pictures Entertainment (6758), the Walt Disney Company (DIS), and Warner Brothers (TWX), the WGA should be ready to tackle the Academy Awards. Union leaders voted to end picketing and to return to work as early as Wednesday, pending a full union-vote on Tuesday.