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    Fire Department Diversity Gets Priority in St. Petersburg, Florida

    Aug. 21, 2003
    The city Fire Department has offered jobs to two African-Americans under a revamped hiring process aimed at increasing diversity.
    The city Fire Department has offered jobs to two African-Americans under a revamped hiring process aimed at increasing diversity.

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