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In brief:
-Canadian Medical Association criticizes Canada’s role as “asbestos cheerleader”
-BC Labour Unions continue to denounce Bill 42 as a “gag law”
-Egyptian MP accused of murder, stripped of legal immunity
-Premiers call for investment in education and health care in wake of credit crisis
-Leaders at Francophonie Summit ignore plight of poor countries: Globe & Mail; African leaders demand participation in talks to reform financial system
-Spirit Train tour ends in Montreal as protestors criticize effect of the 2010 Vancouver Games
-Insurgents kill dozens of civilians in Afghanistan, officials say; Taliban says victims were Afghan soldiers
