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Seeking to end violent clashes between soldiers and protesters and salvage an October presidential election, African mediators held talks with junta head General Gilbert Diendere.

Mitt Romney said Wednesday that his loss to President Obama was due in large part to his rival's strategy of giving "gifts" during his first term to three groups that were pivotal in the results of last week's election: African Americans, Latinos and young voters.

On the Sunday before the election, African-Americans accounted for nearly a third of the statewide turnout.

They also argue, in an equal-protection claim, that in Missouri's 2002 election, African-Americans were significantly more likely than whites to have their provisional ballots thrown out.

"As Senator Obama expands his outreach to voters during the general election, African-American media will continue to be a very important part of expressing his priorities for the community," Mr. Ealons said.

In the 2000 election, African-American voters in Florida suffered disproportionately from that state's shoddy practices, such as inadequately maintained registration lists and inferior technology; in 2004, many minority voters in Ohio endured long lines waiting for balky, and too few, voting machines.

But in past elections, African American conservatives haven't made large inroads with the black electorate.

In recent elections, African Americans have accounted for more than 35percentt of Democratic primary voters in Maryland, according to exit polls.

In five out of the past six federal elections, African American voters have used SDR at proportionately much higher rates than whites – in the 2012 presidential election black voters made up less than a quarter of the whole electorate but 41% of voters who registered on the day.

"In the last two national elections, African Americans have asked the nation to choose the best person for the job and not get caught up in color.

In the past two Presidential elections, African-American women have turned out to vote at a higher rate than any other demographic group.