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THURSDAY, JULY 11, 2002

Secretary of Agriculture Ann Veneman will meet with African-American farmers and review alleged practices of loan discrimination.

African-American farmers settled a class action lawsuit with the USDA in 1999 but many complain the $50,000 tax-free grants have not been made promptly. They also say a $180 billion farm bill provides more to wealthy farmers.

Farmers have staged a sit-in at a regional USDA office and a national protest is planned.

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