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Vilsack on Sherrod: 'This Is a Good Woman. She's Been Put Through Hell'
During a news conference, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack expressed regret and publicly apologized to Shirley Sherrod for firing her. Vilsack admitted that he did not think before acting, so “this poor woman has gone through a very difficult time.” Vilsack said he made the hasty decision on his own and was not advised to do…
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Sherrod Takes Fox News to Task for Role in Debacle
Much to the chagrin of the White House and Fox News, Shirley Sherrod is not going away. In an interview with Joe Strupp, she brings the discussion about the media frenzy gone horribly wrong back to Fox News, which has yet to correct its coverage despite mounting evidence that the news outlet (and the rest…
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Shirley Sherrod, Hypocrisy and Political Expediency
Let me say—putting all my cards on the table so to speak—that the Sherrods are my friends. Charles Sherrod, the husband of the now controversial, fired USDA official Shirley Sherrod, was one of the founders and leaders of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). We worked together. So what are we looking at? Well, the…
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Oakland Legalizes Large-Scale Marijuana Cultivation for Medical Use
The city of Oakland, Calif., legalized large-scale marijuana cultivation for medical use and will issue up to four permits for “industrial” cultivation starting next year. On Tuesday the city council passed a resolution after four hours of debate that pitted small-scale “garden” growers against advocates of a bigger industrial system that would become a “Silicon…
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Khaliah Ali: Once More than 300 Pounds, Gained a New Perspective on Health
As the daughter of Muhammad “The Greatest” Ali, Khaliah Ali said this morning that even with every resource in the world, she was dogged by weight issues. I felt her pain when she recounted all the hurtful comments endured as a chubby 9-year-old after appearing on a Today Show segment about slimming down overweight children.…
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Panel Urges FDA to Pull Avastin for Use Against Breast Cancer
Federal health advisers overwhelmingly urged the Food and Drug Administration to withdraw its approval for a breast cancer drug after follow-up studies failed to show meaningful benefits for patients. The panel of experts voted 12 to 1 Tuesday in favor of removing the drug’s indication for use in breast cancer patients alongside chemotherapy. Avastin was…
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Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Reconsidering Sherrod Firing
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says that he will reconsider his department’s decision to fire Shirley Sherrod amid false allegations of racism. Sherrod was besieged by conservative pundits, the news media, the NAACP and the USDA over comments that were taken completely out of context and a doctored videotape. The NAACP has retracted its denouncement of…
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Pregnant Women Blocked From Getting Mortgages
What sounds like hibernation but is oppressive? Discrimination! Pregnant women and expectant couples are having trouble getting mortgages. Mortgage lenders are taking a “harder look” at prospective borrowers because their income may temporarily decline while they are on leave. This hesitancy includes new parents at home taking care of a baby. Even if a parent…
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Racial Tensions Explode Over Diversity at N.C. School Board Meeting
Protesters and police scuffled at a N.C. school-board meeting in Raleigh, resulting in multiple arrests. One of the people arrested was the Rev. William Barber, the head of the state NAACP chapter, who had been banned from the meeting after a trespassing arrest at a June 20 school board meeting. The Wake County School Board…