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Shirley Sherrod, Ousted USDA Official, Defended by Farmer She Helped, Others

A Georgia farmer is defending against charges of racism an ousted Agriculture Department employee who helped him file for bankruptcy. The NAACP and a conservative blogger have also come to her defense. Roger Spooner told CNN he credits Shirley Sherrod, who resigned Monday as the USDA's director of rural development for Georgia, with helping his family save their farm. Spooner, who is white, said he can't understand accusations that Sherrod is racist. "I don't know what brought up the racist mess," Roger Spooner told CNN. "They just want to stir up some trouble, it sounds to me in my ...

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