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NY's governor appoints special prosecutor in Cornell frat rape investigation
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The governor said she'd lost faith in prosecutors overseeing the case and handed it over to New York Attorney General Letitia James.
The governor said she'd lost faith in prosecutors overseeing the case and handed it over to New York Attorney General Letitia James.
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