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	The Newsday/Siena College poll shows&nbsp;78% of registered voters in his district say Santos should resign.&nbsp;NewsdayTV&#39;s Ken Buffa, and Newsday&#39;s Albany Bureau Chief Yancey Roy discuss what lies ahead for the congressman.
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Bye, George: 78% of his constituents say he should resign, poll shows

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