Submitted: May 4, 2009 - 8:28am
Last updated: May 4, 2009 - 8:29am
Last updated: May 4, 2009 - 8:29am
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Los Angeles Times
Authors:
Matea Gold Richard Verrier
Freelance writers send in jokes, hoping to hear them on TV. The pay? $75 to $100. It may violate the WGA's contract, but enforcement is tough.
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