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USA Update In a first, black voter turnout surpassed white turnout in 2012

High black voter turnout, plus a lower turnout from white voters, gave President Obama the edge in swing states and a victory in 2012, signaling the importance of minority voters going forward.

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Derailed? Third GOP governor rejects Obama high-speed rail plan.

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