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Nassau Republicans take back legislature

In a stunning upset, Nassau Republicans regained control of the county legislature for the first time in a decade.

"We have lost, in my judgment, the majority in the Nassau County Legislature," said Jay Jacobs, chairman of the Nassau Democratic Party.

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The defeat came for Democrats when Republican Howard Kopel beat five-term...

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