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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

Inside the Beltway

Academy Award-winning actor Jon Voight has America on his mind these days, and has shared an open letter to President Obama with The Washington Times. Published June 22, 2010

**FILE** Sen. Jon Kyl (Getty Images)

Inside the Beltway

Imagine a recent meeting between President Obama and Senate Republican Whip Jon Kyl, talking border issues in the privacy of the Oval Office. Published June 21, 2010

**FILE** Jane Russell (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway

Movie star Jane Russell will be part of the burgeoning cast for Troopathon 2010, a live broadcast to raise money for care packages for troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. Published June 20, 2010

Inside the Beltway

Amor, si si? Well, actually, no, no. The Arizona immigration law has taken a big bite out of Mexican affection for Americans, says the massive new Pew Global Attitudes poll - which plumbed the attitudes of more than 24,000 people in 22 countries. Published June 17, 2010

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Judge Alex Kozinski will be speaking about antitrust law at a Competitive Enterprise Institute dinner.

Inside the Beltway

The public's taste for stricter gun-control laws is fading. Published June 16, 2010

Inside the Beltway

Sarah Palin identified the emerging "conservative feminist." Published June 14, 2010

Inside the Beltway

Memo to Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lisa P. Jackson, others. Published June 13, 2010

Inside the Beltway

Has the White House responded to any requests made by Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer to help secure her state's border? Published June 10, 2010

Inside the Beltway

The political, environmental, economic and legal dynamics of the BP oil spill have taken on a new tenor - the faith factor. Published June 9, 2010

Employees of Lush Cosmetics plan to stage a protest wearing nothing but faux oil-barrel costumes to protest President Obama's energy policies. (Lush Cosmetics)

Inside the Beltway

Uh-oh. The BP oil spill could bring out the naked truth. Published June 8, 2010

U.S. no peacenik, global index says

America, land of peace? Forget about it. The United States is just the 85th most peaceful nation on earth, according to the fourth annual Global Peace Index. Published June 7, 2010

A Barack Obama look-alike appears in a video of Tag Team's 1993 hit song "Whoomp (There It Is)." (Gawker via YouTube)

Inside the Beltway

Now that White House reporter Helen Thomas has resigned, retired, retreated and called it a day at 89 years of age, the press itself is sorting out the travails of one of their own, defeated by controversy. Published June 7, 2010

Korean War vets get theatric thanks

They were stalwarts who faced down the communist threat six decades ago, fighting a difficult three-year war across the rugged Korean countryside. Published June 7, 2010

Inside the Beltway

The drive-by media get their revenge. Some news organizations were not kind to Rush Limbaugh, who married his sweetheart Kathryn Rogers on Saturday. Published June 6, 2010

Inside the Beltway

Newly stern President Obama has presented BP with a $69 million bill for cleanup of the Gulf oil spill. Hurray. But wait. Published June 3, 2010

Inside the Beltway

Though Al Gore and his wife, Tipper, have announced a separation rather than a divorce after four decades of marriage, much of the press already has ramped up the tragedy. Published June 2, 2010

Inside the Beltway

Forget that convenient phrase, "BP is Obama's Katrina." Published May 31, 2010

Inside the Beltway

The "National Moment of Remembrance" will be observed around the country on Monday, including at the Statue of Liberty. Published May 30, 2010