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Alejandra Benitez, three time fencing Olympian, was named Venezuela's new sports minister by newly elect president Nicolas Maduro. (OMAR TORRES/AFP/Getty Images)

Venezuela’s new sports minister posed nude for magazine

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Venezuela’s newly-named sports minister may be making history as the first female to be appointed for such position, but it’s her beauty and physical … Read More

President Barack Obama is seen during his meeting with Brunei’s Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, March 12, 2013.(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

White House: Obama committed to diverse cabinet

By Darlene Superville, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Responding to criticism from a fellow Democrat, the White House said Tuesday that anyone unhappy with the level of diversity in President … Read More

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks before a crowd of local leaders and law enforcement officials at the Minneapolis Police Department Special Operations Center on February 4, 2013 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Ben Garvin/Getty Images)

More diversity likely in next Obama job selections

By Jim Kuhnhenn, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) -- As he prepares to announce a new wave of Cabinet and other senior posts, President Barack Obama is aiming to put a more diverse face on his … Read More

President Obama's two Latino Cabinet members, Hilda Solis and Ken Salazar, are leaving the Administration.

Opinion: Why Latinos in Obama’s cabinet is not about numbers

By Dr. Victoria M. DeFrancesco Soto

The proximate departure of Secretaries Solis and Salazar will represent a 0.0 level of Latino representation in President Obama's top Cabinet posts. For … Read More

U.S. President Barack Obama (L) and U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (R) listen as Rev. Luis Leon gives the benediction during the presidential inauguration on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol January 21, 2013 in Washington, DC. Barack Obama was re-elected for a second term as President of the United States. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Opinion: Spanish featured at inauguration, and English-only crowd stays quiet

By Julio Ricardo Varela

The moment I heard Spanish being spoken at the inauguration, the following tweet from Upworthy showed up on my feed: UH OH! Benediction included spanish. A … Read More

Labor Secretary Hilda Solis, who resigned, was one of two top Latino Cabinet members.

After Solis resignation, questions of diversity in Obama’s administration

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Secretary Hilda Solís' resignation announcement yesterday was significant on two levels. One is the impact her resignation has on the Department and her next … Read More