Vilsack Apologizes to Ousted Official, Offers Job
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Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said he personally apologized to Shirley Sherrod, the black USDA employee forced to resign after a furor over an edited videotape of remarks she made, and offered to rehire her.
Vilsack said he extended “my personal and profound apologies” and that he took full responsibility for turmoil caused when he demanded her resignation without fully investigating the facts of the case.