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The Return of ‘Dirty Harry’

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Nov 03, 2015
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In a battle of geriatrics, Alfredo Lim, who earned the nickname “Dirty Harry” for his notorious anti-crime campaigns, has announced he is coming out of retirement at the age of 85 to take on Joseph Estrada, 78, to attempt to recapture the job of mayor of Manila, which he held 12 years in two different terms.

Lim’s candidacy looks like a long shot. Estrad…

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