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Obama wins Fla., topping Romney in final tally

By TAMARA LUSH
Associated Press

   ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -- Four days after the election, President Barack Obama can finally claim victory in Florida.
   The state finished counting its votes Saturday. Obama was declared the winner, giving him a 332 to 206 final margin in the Electoral College.
   Florida officials said Obama had 50 percent of the vote to Romney's 49.1 percent, a margin of about 74,000 votes.
   The win gave Obama victories in eight of nine critical swing states, losing only North Carolina. In addition to Florida, he won Ohio, Iowa, New Hampshire, Wisconsin, Virginia, Colorado and Nevada
Obama wins Fla., topping Romney in final tally

Posted: Saturday, November 10 2012, 01:36 PM CST

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Tulsa agencies assisting in Moore recovery
May 22, 2013 07:50 GMT

TULSA, Okla. (AP) -- The city of Tulsa is sending a contingent of workers to help with the recovery in Moore, including its coordinator for grants.

The city said Tuesday that the Tulsa Area Emergency Management Agency deputy director and the city's finance and grants coordinator are helping with communication efforts.

At the request of emergency managers, the city sent an urban search and rescue team to help with the search at Plaza Towers Elementary School, which collapsed in the tornado.

The Tulsa police sent an incident management team to assist as needed at Moore.

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