Sherrod: I'm Not Coming Back to USDA

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Shirley Sherrod, the Agriculture Department official ousted during a racial firestorm last month, declined Tuesday to return to the agency, though she said it was tempting.

Sherrod: 'I Didn't Want' Obama to Apologize

President Barack Obama told former Agriculture Department official Shirley Sherrod he regretted her forced resignation and asked her to consider returning. In an interview with the AP, Sherrod said she'd like to persuade Obama to visit Georgia.

President Obama Calls Ousted USDA Official to Apologize

President Barack Obama has apologized to former USDA official Shirley Sherrod over her ouster in the midst of a racially tinged firestorm. He expressed his regret in a phone call and told her he hopes she accepts the offer of a new position.

USDA Reconsiders Employee's Job Over Race Remark

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Amid growing pressure, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says the USDA will reconsider its decision to ask an employee to resign over racially tinged remarks she made at an NAACP banquet. Evidence shows her remarks were misconstrued.