Politics - AP Exclusive: USDA racial flap reconstructed

By JULIE PACE 2010-08-04T07:03:15ZWASHINGTON (AP) -- As a racial firestorm erupted last month, the White House buzzed with questions and concerns about the forced ouster of a black Agriculture Department employee. But no one stepped in to stop Secretary Tom Vilsack from pressuring Shirley Sherrod to resign, a decision administration officials from President Barack Obama on down now say was a mistake....

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By JULIE PACE 2010-08-04T07:03:15ZWASHINGTON (AP) -- As a racial firestorm erupted last month, the White House buzzed with questions and concerns about the forced ouster of a black Agriculture Department employee. But no one stepped in to stop Secretary Tom Vilsack from pressuring Shirley Sherrod to resign, a decision administration officials from President Barack Obama on down now say was a mistake....

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