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Special prosecutor ordered in Ark. rape claim
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- A special prosecutor will review a rape claim against three Arkansas basketball players after local authorities declined to file charges.
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Buzz: Clearance, Clarence…
Rush The Court — ... .  That assumes, of course, that the special prosecutor now assigned to the case will not decide to bring charges against the players allegedly involved.  Yikes.  It could be a really rough winter in Fayetteville. ...

Arkansas suspends 5
Digital Sports Daily — ... On Nov. 2, a special prosecutor was assigned to review the case, on the grounds that the original prosecutor John Threet had familial ties to the University of Arkansas. The AP reports, that Threet is the son-in-law of former Arkansas athletic director Frank Broyles, and the brother-in-law of an athletic department spokesman. ...

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