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Which Way, L.A.?

Jay Leno and Conan O’Brian Will Work Without Writers

Hosted by Warren Olney Dec. 17, 2007
Back on the air at the first of next year, NBC-TV’s late-night talkers may be at a disadvantage.  CBS doesn’t own David Letterman’s program; he does. Letterman and Craig Ferguson are working out their own deal with the Writers Guild and meanwhile the strike continues. Also tonight: will a $15 billion dollar state deficit put the kibosh on a health reform plan?

Back on the air at the first of next year, NBC-TV’s late-night talkers may be at a disadvantage.  CBS doesn’t own David Letterman’s program; he does. Letterman and Craig Ferguson are working out their own deal with the Writers Guild and meanwhile the strike continues. Also tonight: will a $15 billion dollar state deficit put the kibosh on a health reform plan?

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Healthcare Overhaul Reaches Assembly Floor, but Deficit Could Stop It from Getting to the Senate

An Assembly Committee passed a $15 billion dollar health care reform plan this afternoon. The full Assembly took it up later but the Senate won’t be back in Sacramento...

The Latest on the Writers' Strike

TV's late-night talk shows are going back on the air with and without writers who are still out on strike against the major producers. We update the strike and hear about...

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