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Newsreel: Lt. Gov. Debate, Dan Branch, Pole Tax

This week in the Newsreel: Candidates for lieutenant governor go head to head in a fiery debate, Bernie Tiede is released from prison and Comptroller Susan Combs tells strip clubs to pay up.

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This week in the Newsreel: Candidates for lieutenant governor go head to head in a fiery debate, Bernie Tiede is released from prison and Comptroller Susan Combs tells strip clubs to pay up.

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