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	Nassau County Republican Committee chairman Joseph Cairo on Wednesday called&nbsp;for the&nbsp;resignation of Rep. George Santos (R-Nassau/Queens) during a news&nbsp;conference at party headquarters in Westbury.&nbsp;NewsdayTV&rsquo;s Cecilia Dowd reports.
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