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A worker prepares absentee ballots to be scanned at the Miami-Dade County Elections Department, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, in Doral, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

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Fla. counting last presidential votes; Obama leads

Obama leads by about 47K votes

Updated: Thursday, 08 Nov 2012, 4:43 PM EST
Published : Thursday, 08 Nov 2012, 10:15 AM EST

    MIAMI (AP) — Florida is counting its final presidential ballots as President Barack Obama holds a narrow lead in the state.

    Photos: Obama wins

    Most of the remaining ballots are being counted Thursday in Miami-Dade County. The state's largest county had a last-minute wave of absentee ballots that needed to be processed. Combined with a tight race, that has delayed the announcement of a winner.

    Obama leads the count 49.9 percent to Romney's 49.3 percent. That's a difference of about 47,000 votes out of 8.3 million cast.

    If he claims Florida's 29 electoral votes, Obama would increase his victory margin in the Electoral College to 332 to Romney's 206.

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