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Cuomo appoints former state chief judge to probe Paterson

Bowing to political reality, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo Thursday removed himself from the investigation of Gov. David A. Paterson and appointed a former top state judge as an independent special prosecutor.

In an hourlong telephone news conference, Cuomo, an expected candidate for governor, explained that he had appointed ex-New York State Chief Judge Judith Kaye to avoid any suggestion...

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