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White man gets refuge in Canada due to race

By ROB GILLIES THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Posted: September 2, 2009 at 4:26 a.m.

A white man from South Africa has been given refugee status in Canada after claiming persecution, his lawyer said, angering many in his home country where race remains a highly sensitive issue.

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