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my name is todd grisham.ase have a good day. >>> well, it isn't very often that we get to say, it's the end of an era for soccer here in the u.s. but it's true because tomorrow marks david beckham's final game for the los angeles galaxy. >> he's played six seasons for the team, helping raise the profile for major league soccer to new heights. and he's not saying what's next for him. >> i honestly don't know yet. you know? i feel very honored, at 37 years old, i'm still having the top clubs come in and want to talk to me. it's kind of amazed me. i came here six years ago. i said that i was committed to being an ambassador for this game and for this league, for this country and for around the world. and that's never going to change. >> beckham's last stand with the galaxy is tomorrow's title game against houston on espn. >>> and up next, "the pulse." bo, the white house dog checks out the new christmas decorations. >>> and don't try this, even if you have the chance. "the pulse," coming up next. for reading and

. >> grisham, right down the line. >> what we're seeing here is he's a lawyer, but i think what he's speaking about is a problem in terms of the ethical dimension and the social dimension that this particular country's facing, and that is diversity. you mentioned that that particular airline said, "i don't like diversity." well, unfortunately, folks, if you live in this particular country, you're going to see more and more diversity. and i think what harrison shepherd is saying is that all the professions have to begin to find ways of overcoming these differences. to put it in our religious terms and our ethical terms, we can no longer rely on separate or disparate definitions of proper patterns of action- we have to begin to see, in a broader, wider range about how it is that we can live a harmonious life. and the law is obviously just one of them, but- susanna, fire away. >> i was going to say, actually, my daughter received an award when she graduated law at vanderbilt two years ago that very much characterizes- >> she's a lawyer? >> yes. i'm very proud of her, as a matter of fact

. >> grisham, right down the line. >> what we're seeing here is he's a lawyer, but i think what he's speaking about is a problem in terms of the ethical dimension and the social dimension that this particular country's facing, and that is diversity. you mentioned that that particular airline said, "i don't like diversity." well, unfortunately, folks, if you live in this particular country, you're going to see more and more diversity. and i think what harrison shepherd is saying is that all the professions have to begin to find ways of overcoming these differences. to put it in our religious terms and our ethical terms, we can no longer rely on separate or disparate definitions of proper patterns of action- we have to begin to see, in a broader, wider range about how it is that we can live a harmonious life. and the law is obviously just one of them, but- susanna, fire away. >> i was going to say, actually, my daughter received an award when she graduated law at vanderbilt two years ago that very much characterizes- >> she's a lawyer? >> yes. i'm very proud of her, as a matter of fact

were all kinds of herbal and concoctions, one of which she formulated and used on, for poor margaret grisham, and, unfortunately, her mother died within hours. the source material was, as i said in my introduction, came from great researchers who, on whose shoulders i stand, particularly teater kirk -- peter kirk who understood the story, who had gone through all the papers, and the people in the congregation had heard these rumors and soon they came back to dorothy thompson. and she was mortified. i think that's partially why she became interested in the women's suffrage movement. she wanted to help give women a voice, the voice that her own mother never had. thank you. >> well, if that's it, thank you so much. have a beautiful and thank you for listening. [applause] >> coming up on the c-span networks will have more postcampaign coverage. house speaker john boehner will address the reporters today in the capital. you will talk about the so-called fiscal cliff that lawmakers are addressing. that will be at 3:30 p.m. eastern. also coming up on c-span2, grover norquist and several notable con