Sherrod Turns Down Job Offer
Shirley Sherrod has announced that she has declined an offer to return to work at the Department of Agriculture:
Shirley Sherrod, the Agriculture Department official whose ouster from her job last month sparked a heated debate on race and politics, today declined an offer to return to work in the agency's civil rights division.
Sherrod told reporters she could not accept the job "at this point, with all that has happened."
"I know [Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack] has apologized and I accept that," she said. "A new process is in place and I hope that it works. But I think I can be helpful to him and the department if I just take a little break and look at how I can be more helpful in the future."
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