Jennifer Harper
Articles by Jennifer Harper
Inside Politics Weekend: Gettin’ global
Denver doesn't belong to the Democrats alone this week. A rival presence is afoot. Published August 25, 2008
Party’s main event a spectacle
There has been a cast of thousands over the years. They laughed. They cried. They hooted and hollered, toasted God and country and hammered on party platforms - not to mention each other. There have been riots, splendid oratory, posturing of the most political sort, and plenty of song and story. Published August 22, 2008
Papers, TV still top news sources
Many of us are still wedded to old ways when it comes to getting our news. Published August 18, 2008
Inside Politics: By the numbers
By the numbers Published August 17, 2008
Poll: American views of business dive
Economic worries and public uncertainty about modern life in general don't unfold in a vacuum. There's a price for all that free-floating angst - and American institutions and major industries are paying it. Published August 15, 2008
Missing pilot to be brought home
His life ended in the skies over eastern Germany six decades ago. Second Lt. Howard C. Enoch Jr. was 19, a Kentucky patriot with a cheerful grin - a fighter pilot who had been in the U.S. Army Air Corps less than a year. He took off in his P-51D Mustang from a British air base one early spring, never to return. Published August 14, 2008
Olympics lip-syncing hits low note
Forget the economy. Forget tanks rumbling across Georgia and Obama-mania. Somebody call Milli Vanilli, and maybe William Hung. Published August 13, 2008
Fat and healthy not an oxymoron
It could be weighty news for the chubby. "Overweight" doesn't always mean unhealthy, according to research published Monday in the Archives of Internal Medicine, a publication of the American Medical Association. Published August 12, 2008
Inside Politics Weekend: Gore’s solar houseboat
Ahoy there Published August 10, 2008
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Jesse Ventura is still capable of a deft stranglehold. Published August 8, 2008
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Make nice with Vice President Dick Cheney or else, cautions a Wall Street Journal editorial. Published August 7, 2008
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Republican support among Cuban-Americans is no longer a given, according to some observers — particularly the New York Times, which recently posed the question, "Will Little Havana go blue?" Published August 6, 2008
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Flyover country is speaking out. Almost 3,000 "rural adults" were surveyed by Zogby International — revealing they favor Sen. John McCain over Sen. Barack Obama in the presidential matchup. Published August 5, 2008
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Many chortled over the appearance of Paris Hilton and Britney Spears in a campaign spot for Sen. John McCain. Miss Hilton's mother is not amused. Published August 4, 2008
Inside Politics Weekend: Quotes of note
Quotes of note Published August 3, 2008
‘Survivors’ voting their grief
"Angry Survivors" could be a new demographic for political strategists to consider, harboring a subtle dynamic that could influence the presidential election. Published August 3, 2008
Economy leads Americans’ list of woes
American angst is now centered on the economy, our worries fixated on gas prices, personal finances, unemployment, inflation, stagnant real estate - dotted with a few resilient pockets of optimism, according to research released Friday. Published August 2, 2008
Obama’s network honeymoon ending, study finds
Network broadcasters' once-positive view of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is turning increasingly tougher. Published July 29, 2008
American figures fatten
The future population of America could be very, very hefty, according to an analysis released Monday by the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Published July 29, 2008
Inside Politics Weekend: Rather not
Behold. It's "Rathergate — The Movie." Published July 27, 2008