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   Jim Ellwanger to Joseph Nebus   
   Re: Writers Strike: Day 18 - Hosts   
   22 Nov 07 14:33:15   
   
   From: usenet@ellwanger.tv   
      
   In article ,   
    nebusj-@-rpi-.edu (Joseph Nebus) wrote:   
      
   > 	So, what do you figure's more likely: Conan negotiates an   
   > exemption clause with the Writers Guild, like Carson and Letterman   
   > did in 1988, to return writer-less sometime next month, or that he   
   > stays off and NBC's plan to bring in substitute hosts for The   
   > Tonight Show and for Late Night happens?   
      
   I think the substitute-host idea is a non-starter; I don't think they'd   
   be able to get many guests to cross the picket lines and be on the shows.   
      
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