President Obama walks fine line on race, justice
How is President Obama trying to publicly manage the Zimmerman case and race issues? Randi Kaye reports.
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Amy Cuddy's statements on AC360°
Tonight on AC360° Amy Cuddy told Gary Tuchman, “Obama, is aware that as a black man, and this is supported very very well by good science, it is very risky for black men to show any signs of aggression. So, when a black man shows a sign of aggression, people say, ‘See!’ It confirms a stereotype of black men.”
We asked Cuddy for that science. FULL POST
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Obama: Sherrod deserved better
CNN
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President Barack Obama said Thursday that Shirley Sherrod "deserves better than what happens last week when a bogus controversy ... led to her forced resignation."
"Many are to blame" for the reaction that followed, he said, "including my own administration."
Her whole story, Obama said he told Sherrod, "is exactly the kind of story we need to hear in America (because) we all have our biases."
The president made his remarks during an appearance at the National Urban League's 100th Anniversary Convention in Washington.
Sherrod to sue blogger who released video clip
CNN
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Shirley Sherrod told a panel at the National Association of Black Journalists convention Thursday she would pursue a lawsuit against blogger Andrew Breitbart.
"I will definitely do it," she said, when asked about rumors she was considering legal actions.
The Sherrod controversy began after conservative blogger Breitbart posted a portion of the speech in which Sherrod spoke of not offering her full help to a white farmer. The original post indicated that the incident Sherrod mentioned occurred when she worked for the Agriculture Department, and news outlets quickly picked up on the story.
Video: Dean: FOX News Sherrod coverage 'racist'
Anderson Cooper | BIO
AC360° Anchor
Video: Anderson: Should be about the truth
Anderson Cooper | BIO
AC360° Anchor
Limbaugh says Fox News 'caved' in Sherrod coverage
CNN Political Ticker
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Rush Limbaugh said Thursday on his radio show that Fox News and at least one of its anchors "caved" in its coverage of Shirley Sherrod, the former USDA employee who was fired in haste on Monday after an edited clip of her was posted on a conservative website.
"I have to go after it … because even Fox caved on this," Limbaugh said. "Even Shep Smith. Even poor old Shep Smith went down there and said that everybody's wrong on this, that [BigGovernment.com founder Andrew] Breitbart is wrong and so forth. There's only a handful of us that have the guts to put this story straight. If we don't hammer back nobody will."
Limbaugh dismissed the story, saying he was bored by it.
Video: Shirley Sherrod's full NAACP speech
Watch Shirley Sherrod's full NAACP speech that ignited the controversy and decide for yourself whether it was warranted.
Video: Andrew Breitbart's fingerprints
Randi Kaye | BIO
AC360° Correspondent
Video: Mystery woman in Sherrod saga
Ed Henry | BIO
CNN Senior White House Correspondent
