Obama To Students: Let's Celebrate Our Diversity

President Barack Obama tells students at the Masterman School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania during his “Back to School” speech that America’s diversity is its strength as a nation and should be cherished. (0:36)

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Retired General Wesley Clark Says Obama Administration Must Get Afghanistan Strategy "Exactly Right"

Gen. Wesley Clark (ret.) said Tuesday that it is important for the Obama administration to "get the strategy exactly right" when formulating their plans for Afghanistan.

"Figure out where you're going. How do we get out of here? Because our presence long term there is not a good thing. We're playing into the hands of people who don't like foreigners in a country that's not tolerant of diversity. And that's not going to change," Clark said. (0:22)
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Klobuchar Defends Sotomayor's Background And Experience

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) praises the diversity of the Judicial Committee, of which she is a member, and uses her personal experience to draw a parallel with the importance of including men and women from different backgrounds and experiences in the Supreme Court to ensure that a decision is taken based on different points of view. (0:36)
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Holder: Diversity On Supreme Court Needed

Attorney General Eric Holder explains how he believes that the composition of the Supreme Court should reflect the rest of society. This means that their should be more minorities represented on the court. (0:25)
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Congressman Thompson: Diversity 'not a bad thing'

Congressman Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) discusses how diversity should be introduced to companies at a roundtable discussion on the challenges in achieving model diversity initiatives. Thompson says that diversity is 'not a bad thing.'
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Thompson says DHS needs more diversity

At the Center for American Progress discussion on the "State of Homeland Security," Congressman and Homeland Security Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson (D-MS) says that the Department of Homeland Security needs more diversity among employees. He says if you take TSA and Border Control out of the department, "it looks like white men over 50 years old," and that they want to fix this and create a staff that represents America. He also says "we absolutely reject" the notion that the department "can't find qualified people." (0:42)
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