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From the Huffington Post:
The U.S. Department of Agriculture wants help with minority outreach from a former official in Georgia who was ousted in a racial flap and later received an apology from President Barack Obama, a department spokesman said Saturday.
The administration has been in talks with Shirley Sherrod, who resigned last year as Georgia's director of rural development, said Justin DeJong, a spokesman for Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. The USDA is discussing whether Sherrod and her nonprofit, The Southwest Georgia Project for Community Education Inc., are willing to conduct outreach on a contract basis, DeJong said. A final decision has not been reached.
"She and her organization have been committed to breaking down barriers and promoting equal opportunity," DeJong said.
Sherrod confirmed that she had spoken with federal officials but said she still needs more details about the work before making a decision.
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