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Jennifer Harper

Jennifer Harper

A graduate of Syracuse University, Jennifer Harper writes the daily Inside the Beltway column and provides additional coverage of breaking national news, plus long-term trends in politics, media issues, public opinion, popular culture, Hollywood foibles and “eureka” moments in health and science.

She has been a frequent broadcast commentator on CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, C-SPAN, Voice of America, Citadel Broadcasting, Talk Radio Network and other news organizations. Born in Elizabeth, N.J., Ms. Harper grew up in Texas and arrived in Washington in time for Watergate -- and has been tracking the political and media landscape ever since.

She is an active member of the American Federation of TV Radio Artists and Screen Actors Guild. She has won 14 journalism awards during her years at The Washington Times.

To read Jennifer Harper's Inside the Beltway columns, click here. Contact her at jharper@washingtontimes.com.

Articles by Jennifer Harper

Cindy Sheehan (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway

No peace for proverbial "Peace Mom" activist Cindy Sheehan. Published August 11, 2010

Inside the Beltway

A home video shows the flock of young people, hands over hearts, singing an impromptu version of "The Star-Spangled Banner" at the Lincoln Memorial on a recent summer's night. It is poignant, and this group -- guests of Young America's Foundation (YAF) -- knew all the words. Published August 10, 2010

Inside the Beltway

The "tea party" apparently doesn't have a monopoly on tricorn hats and Colonial-style elocutionists. Published August 9, 2010

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., left, talks with Sen. John Cornyn, D-Texas, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 9, 2010, as they walk to McConnell's office, following the weekly caucus luncheons. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)

Inside the Beltway

They knew it was coming. They've heaved a sigh. Published August 5, 2010

Inside the Beltway

It's getting serious. Charting the trajectory of the "tea party" is becoming strategic science rather than casual hearsay, which could dampen rumor-mongering in the press, should journalists heed the numbers. Published August 4, 2010

HARPERCOLLINS Sarah Palin gets a bad rap because "she is everything that her critics are not, and as a result, they attack."

Inside the Beltway

She's got breast implants. Her eye color was altered. She's airbrushed. Look at that tacky flag pin. Her political endorsement is the kiss of death, she's illiterate - and so on, and so forth. Published August 3, 2010

Nick Jonas is co-chairman of a youth leadership committee for next year's Ronald Reagan Centennial Celebration. (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway

Gipper appeal has found a new generation: Youthful heartthrob Nick Jonas of Jonas Brothers fame and Grammy-nominated singer Jordin Sparks reveal they are unabashed fans of former President Ronald Reagan. Published August 2, 2010

Inside the Beltway

First, "Star Wars"; now, gender wars. Consider that NASA has unveiled the amazing R2 -- short for Robonaut 2 -- a new astronaut "helper" robot that has been under development by the federal space agency and General Motors since 1997. Published August 1, 2010

Inside the Beltway

President Obama may have stopped for a supersized sub in a working-class New Jersey neighborhood for a session with local mayors, small-business owners and cheering bystanders. Published July 28, 2010

Carly Fiorina, the Republican nominee for Senate in California, has the backing of the Latino Partnership for Conservative Principles. (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway

A deft strategy has emerged from the Latino Partnership for Conservative Principles, which has launched "Vota Tus Valores" — vote your values — a $1 million voter-outreach campaign to educate Hispanic voters about the pro-life/traditional marriage/free-enterprise platform of U.S. Senate candidate Carly Fiorina in California. Published July 27, 2010

Julian Assange, an Australian who launched WikiLeaks four years ago, concedes that even his team hasn't read all the documents about the Afghanistan war released on his website. (Provided by Martina Haris)

Inside the Beltway

Why, it's just like health care reform legislation. The massive Wikileaks release of classified information about U.S. activity in Afghanistan is huge and unwieldy. Published July 26, 2010

Fired Agriculture Department employee Shirley Sherrod is contemplating a lawsuit against blogger Andrew Breitbart for an edited video of her that he posted. (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway

The national discourse on race continues to barrel forward a week after Andrew Breitbart brought global attention to video footage of former Agriculture Department official Shirley Sherrod appearing to make a racist remark at an NAACP event. Now for part two — the legal implications. Published July 25, 2010

Inside the Beltway

The summer's hot, the press is restless and the ideological divisions in the news media are spiked with malevolence. It's also open season on a pair of conservative journalists. Published July 22, 2010

Inside the Beltway

Critics continue to vilify Andrew Breitbart, the online publisher who initially posted the video clip of U.S. Department of Agriculture official Shirley Sherrod appearing to make a racially tinged remark during a 1986 NAACP event. Published July 21, 2010

Inside the Beltway

There's renewed hubbub over the mysterious "JournoList," displayed in full plumage at the Daily Caller, providing more evidence that the hundreds of journalists and wonks who signed up with the online information and chitchat service were a vast left-wing conspiracy of sorts - a liberal cabal of those seeking to steer the proper White House message. Published July 20, 2010

Inside the Beltway

Note to strategists: Kisses are good for ratings and voters still pay attention to how a politician treats his wife. Published July 19, 2010

Inside the Beltway

Disdain for the "tea party" is emerging among some skittish Republican lawmakers, suggests Redstate.com editor Erick Erickson. Published July 18, 2010