<p>Nassau Republicans awarded over $1 million&nbsp;in taxpayer-funded legal contracts to&nbsp;the&nbsp;one-man&nbsp;law&nbsp;firm of Sheharyar Ali, a longtime GOP ally. Ali&#39;s father is an adviser to Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman.&nbsp;NewsdayTV&#39;s Ken Buffa and Newsday Nassau County politics reporter Bahar Ostadan have the story.</p>


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Nassau Republicans awarded over $1 million in taxpayer-funded legal contracts to the one-man law firm of Sheharyar Ali, a longtime GOP ally. Ali's father is an adviser to Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa and Newsday Nassau County politics reporter Bahar Ostadan have the story.

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