http://www.theobamanews.com/ObamaNews/obama-stands-by-his-call-for-american-kids-to-learn-foreign-languages-politicususa/ Despite criticism from the right, today Barack Obama stood by his call for American schools to increase their emphasis on teaching foreign languages. "We should want our children to have more skills. There ’s nothing wrong with that! It’s a good thing,” Obama said. Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:52:24 CDT en