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The keynote addresses from the 6th Annual Policy Orientation for the Texas Legislature will be re-aired on the Time Warner Cable systems in the greater Austin area starting on Friday, January 18th. Customers in the digital tier will be able to watch the keynote addresses by Atty. Gen. Greg Abbott, South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, Dr. Arthur Laffer, and Texas Gov. Rick Perry on “Lone Star on Demand” (digital cable channel 1400).

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