Article: Soaps Gearing Up for a Photo Finish; `General Hospital,' `Days of Our Lives,' `Guiding Light' Showed Strong Characters, Fresh Plots.(Special Report:Daytime Emmys)

Byline: Allison J. Waldman

Special to TelevisionWeek

When the nominations for the 34th annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Awards are announced March 14, chances are the drama categories will hold a few surprises. Will "Guiding Light'' repeat its strong showing from 2006, winning four major acting awards? Will defending outstanding drama winner "General Hospital'' snag another top prize on the strength of the powerful 25th anniversary Luke and Laura reunion episodes this past October?

"`General Hospital' has just been fantastic, from the virus outbreak and the return of Luke and Laura,'' said ABC Daytime President Brian Frons. "They do big ...

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