The Real Erin Brokovich

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“Erin Brockovich,” the new Julia Roberts box office hit, is based on a true story. Roberts plays a legal secretary who uncovers the contamination of a small California town’s water supply by a large utility company. Jon Beaupre (BO-prey) reports.

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