In this true-crime story, Dirty Harry lifts the lid on one of most corrupt regimes in the less-than-stellar history of the Los Angeles Police Department.

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One of the most successful and notorious personalities of the legendary hip-hop collective the Wu-Tang Clan, Ol' Dirty Bastard lived a story of music, drugs and violence, which came to a sad conclusion with the rapper's death from an accidental drug overdose in November 2004.

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There was a brief moment of collective panic around Memorial Day in late May, after the federal government started sharing its fears that terrorists might target cities with weapons of mass destruction and the New York Times Magazine ran a cover story exploring what might happen if a dirty nuclear bomb went off in Times Square.

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For those concerned about carbon emissions, that's half way to a good news story, as gas-burning is less dirty than coal, but it's still a long way short of good for the environment.

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Like it or not, the safety of the American public and the freedom of the Egyptian people not only trumps a good story but takes precedence over our desire to know every dirty detail the moment it happens.

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The story sees Morris and his team become embroiled in sex scandal and dirty tricks as the campaign trail reaches a crucial stage.

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He told the court on Monday that he made up the story to provoke an investigation into the country's so-called Dirty War.

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