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By Brendan Farrington | The Associated Press
TALLAHASSEE - In a marked change from his predecessors, Florida's Republican governor is tackling many issues important to black voters, so much so that one black Democratic legislator calls him the state's first black governor.
Charlie Crist's agenda stands in sharp contrast to that of the national Republican Party, which has long had a contentious relationship with the black community and its leaders — most recently, when the party's four leading presidential candidates skipped a debate at a historically black college.
"Crist is much different than national Republicans," said Matthew Corrigan, a University of North Florida political science professor.
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