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Obama’s Nevada campaign director dies

Terence Tolbert, director for the Barack Obama presidential campaign in Nevada, died Sunday night in Las Vegas of an apparent heart attack. He was 44.

In a prepared statement, Obama said Tolbert was "a strong force in this campaign, with a positive outlook that brought people together."

Tolbert is survived by his wife, Freida, and mother, Carolyn.

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