Review launched after video shows NJ school kids singing Obama praises

October 13th, 2009 Jackson escorts kids to school after beating deathCHICAGO — After an honor student's brutal beating, the Rev. Jesse Jackson is joining parents in escorting a group of students who attend a high school on Chicago's South Side.

October 12th, 2009 Obama song video prompts protests at NJ schoolBURLINGTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. — Protesters brought some different songs Monday to an elementary school where students sang in praise of President Barack Obama, bringing criticism from conservative commentators who said children were being indoctrinated.

October 9th, 2009 FBI releases tsunami videoHONOLULU — The FBI has released video footage showing the power and destruction of last week's tsunami that hit American Samoa. The dramatic video released Friday was taken on the morning of Sept.

September 30th, 2009 Security beefed up at Chicago school after beatingCHICAGO — Chicago police say they're bolstering security around a high school on the city's South Side after a student was beaten to death. But they are declining to give details on the security plan for Fenger High School.

September 25th, 2009 Scrutiny rises over NJ kids singing Obama songBURLINGTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. — A school for kindergartners through second-graders in a comfortable Philadelphia suburb has become the latest target of accusations by conservatives that schoolchildren are being indoctrinated to idolize President Barack Obama.

September 1st, 2009 Video shows Wis. state lawmaker hitting cyclistMADISON, Wis.

August 6th, 2009 Obama praises nominee for ambassador to JapanWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says his nominee for ambassador to Japan will be able to communicate directly with him on U.S.-Japanese issues. Obama said Thursday he placed great thought into choosing lawyer and campaign fundraiser John Roos to oversee what Obama called a crucial diplomatic relationship.

June 20th, 2009 Even in White House, Obama kids have chores, tooWASHINGTON — How do the Obamas keep their girls' lives normal in the White House? Chores. "We're pretty old school," President Barack Obama told Harry Smith of CBS News in a Friday interview to air on Father's Day.

June 15th, 2009 Susan Boyle pulls out of singing engagementLONDON — Susan Boyle pulled out of a singing engagement with the "Britain's Got Talent" live tour. A spokesman for Boyle told Britain's Press Association the 48-year-old singer was advised to rest on Sunday.

May 2nd, 2009 LONDON - A fresh-faced and quite attractive Susan Boyle confidently sings a Barbara Streisand track to a room full of football fans. This 1984 video of Britain's newest singing sensation when she was a talented 22-year-old has been unearthed.

April 21st, 2009 Actress Padmini Kolhapure is 43, but she feels age is no bar to learn something new. She is now taking singing lessons from her father.

April 21st, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO - A new study has found that almost one in 10 kids who play video games showed classic signs of addiction, lying about their habit, failing in efforts to cut back and even stealing to buy new games. The study by Douglas Gentile, a psychology professor at Iowa State University, was published in the journal Psychological Science and used data from a Harris Poll of nearly 1,200 children ages eight to 18 from across the US.

March 26th, 2009 SYDNEY - If your schoolgoing kids skip breakfast saying they are 'too tired' or 'can't be bothered', then beware, they may grow into obese adults, says a survey. 'Children who skip breakfast are more likely to be overweight, which in the long-term can lead to the development of chronic health issues,' said Christine Bennett of Bupa, a healthcare body that conducted the survey in Australia.

March 20th, 2009 WASHINGTON -'We can't afford our kids to be mediocre at a time when they're competing against kids in China and kids in India,' US President Barack Obama has said. Interacting with local residents at California's Costa Mesa town hall Wednesday, Obama said, 'It can't just be a single high-stakes standardized test - but we do need to have strong, powerful measures of performance, because schools are like anything else.' 'We can't afford our kids to be mediocre at a time when they're competing against kids in China and kids in India who are actually in school about a month longer than our kids.

February 11th, 2009 LONDON - Pop star Britney Spears is shooting a provocative video for her controversial single 'If you seek Amy'. Spears will appear as a pie-baking '50s housewife and mother-of-two in the video and will wear a blonde wig, pink shirt and short white skirt in the promo, reports thesun.co.uk.