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USDA to Pay Black Farmers $1.25 Billion

By Mara GayFeb 23rd 2010 – 2:04PM
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(Feb. 23) -- Some 70,000 black farmers have reached a $1.25 billion settlement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture for years of discrimination in farm loans and subsidies. But after generations of disappointment, this group of farmers knows the fight isn't over until the check arrives. Though President Barack Obama...

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