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    Fuel's Gold

    How William Orr's quest for better, cheaper gas became a crime.

    By Alan Prendergast

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    Mold Over Miami

    The family of a dead judge blames a creeping fungus in the federal courthouse.

    By Tim Elfrink

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    McCain Girl

    I worked at Kmart with John McCain's director of strategy.

    By Alan Scherstuhl

Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired

Published on July 16, 2008

Thirty years ago, Roman Polanski did a very bad thing, but he was never brought to justice because he went away -- to Europe. Of course everyone thinks he's guilty as sin, which is what everyone thinks when you flee the country. But what if the legal system was to blame? What if the judge was a nut? Filmmaker Marina Zenovich explores the case, revisiting all the key players, and ultimately presents Polanski in a compelling new light.
July 25-31; Aug. 1-7, 2008



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