Washington Post Politics News & Analysis: Firing of USDA official now under review

Washington Post Politics News & Analysis: Firing of USDA official now under review

USDA reconsiders job after race remarks » Video | 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.

Firing of USDA official now under review; case highlights larger political problems involving race

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