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Jennifer Harper

jharper@washingtontimes.com

Jennifer Harper wrote the daily Inside the Beltway column for The Washington Times.

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L. Brent Bozell III, founder of the Media Research Center, was labeled a "hater" by Jonathan Collegio of Karl Rove's conservative super PAC American Crossroads.

Inside the Beltway: The war on Rove escalates

A bristling group of 25 traditional conservatives are out to protect one of their own in a new push against the "establishment Republicans" of Karl Rove's American Crossroads.

February 6, 2013
A conservative super PAC that is a spawn of Karl Rove’s American Crossroads has sparked much tea party criticism for abandoning conservative principles and backing moderate candidates. associated press

Inside the Beltway: Reinventing the ‘Buckley Rule’

War? What war? It's just business as usual at the Conservative Victory Fund, an emerging super PAC that has vexed fierce conservatives and tea partyers convinced that the organization is undermining Republican chances of a win in the 2014 midterm elections by abandoning conservative principles and backing moderate candidates.

February 5, 2013
**FILE** Sen. Marco Rubio, Florida Republican (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway: Cocktails with Marco

On Tuesday night, the always enterprising Sen. Marco Rubio journeys to the 201 Bar for a chat with Ben Smith, editor-in-chief of the cheeky and clever BuzzFeed.

February 4, 2013
The Senate Conservatives Fund, founded by then-Sen. Jim DeMint (left) in 2008, is already criticizing the Conservative Victory Project, a new super PAC organized by American Crossroads, the sleek 2012 fundraising machine that boasted Karl Rove as point man. (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway: NRA ‘stamina’

Behold: A major news organization has declared that the National Rifle Association is “winning the influence battle over gun control.”

February 3, 2013
CBS News anchor Scott Pelley will interview President Obama live from the White House as part of the official pregame show to Super Bowl XLVII on Sunday. (CBS via Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway: Alarmed by the Feds

Some Americans feel like they live in a police state, others are discouraged by a sense of waning opportunity or flagging optimism. Do we have national malaise? Yes. It's called "federal government," suggests some new research.

January 31, 2013
**FILE** A girl sits on a Newtown bus leaving the new Sandy Hook Elementary School after the first day of classes in Monroe, Conn., on Jan. 3, 2013. The Sandy Hook students started that day in their new school, formerly called Chalk Hill School in Monroe. It was renamed Sandy Hook Elementary and overhauled especially for the students from the Sandy Hook School shooting. (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway: Exploiting Newtown

A Reason-Rupe survey reveals that 52 percent of respondents agreed that "elected officials are exploiting the [Newtown] tragedy for political reasons." Naturally, there's a partisan divide.

January 30, 2013
Rocky Mountain Gun Owners, a Colorado grass-roots gun-rights organization, drew more than 300 participants for a free firearms training course for local teachers Monday. (Rocky Mountain Gun Owners)

Inside the Beltway: Teachers and targets

They were only expecting 200. They got more. Many more. Organizers with Rocky Mountain Gun Owners, a Colorado grass-roots gun-rights organization, had planned a free, four-hour firearms training course for local teachers Monday evening. More than 300 teachers showed up for the event in Broomfield.

January 29, 2013
**FILE** President Obama (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway: Obamacizing the media

"Say what you will about George W. Bush. He never complained about the media coverage he received. But here is President Obama, riding high off victories in the general election … inexplicably talking about Fox News, Rush Limbaugh and lamenting how the poor state of discourse in political media today is affecting compromise in Washington," says Joe Concha, an analyst for Mediaite.

January 28, 2013
The National Chicken Council reveals that there are "no extreme left wings or extreme right wings" when it comes to chicken wings. (Image from the National Chicken Council)

Inside the Beltway: Jindal emerges with messages to GOP

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal has secured his place in the Republican rush to redefine the party, pacify conservatives and scoop up Libertarians, Hispanics and disgruntled Democrats as 2016 glimmers in the distance.

January 27, 2013
President Dwight D. Eisenhower "stuck to a few broadly conservative themes that resonated across the country," says New Hampshire columnist D.J. Bettencourt. "Together they framed the Republican Party as effective, inclusive, and forward." (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway: The Vegas factor

Oh, the glory of those campaign days. President Obama visited Las Vegas 10 times last year, proving that Nevada is a swing state worthy of wooing, and that Vegas provides a glittering, effective venue.

January 24, 2013
“The Ultimate Obama Survival Guide: Secrets to Protecting Your Family, Your Finances, and Your Freedom” by Wayne Allyn Root will be published by Regnery Press on Tax Day.

Inside the Beltway: A cautionary tale

It didn't take long: Here comes all the edgy speculation about President Obama's second term in office, and the implications therein.

January 22, 2013
Former Rep. Dennis J. Kucinich, Ohio Democrat, has found a comfortable post-Congress sinecure as a guest commentator on Fox News Channel. (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway: Cunning Fox

Fox News has signed former Ohio congressman Dennis J. Kucinich as a paid contributor on both the Fox News Channel and Fox Business Network.

January 16, 2013
President Obama (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Inside the Beltway: Lonely Obama … in 2008

Oh, the loneliness of the long-distance president: The topic of President Obama's chilly isolation in the White House generated much buzz in the last 24 hours after he was asked about his socializing habits, or lack thereof, during a news conference. Yet the very same topic came up before Mr. Obama even entered office four years ago.

January 15, 2013
“I don’t think the proper way to fight violence is with violence,” said Mallory Hagan, who was crowned as Miss America on Saturday, while responding to a question during the pageant. “I think the proper way is to educate people on guns and the ways that we can use them properly.” (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway: A gun maker goes active

“I am a law-abiding citizen and responsible gun owner. I am saddened by the tragic events in Newtown, Connecticut, but I believe that efforts to impose new restrictions on me and other lawful and responsible owners like me are misguided. Did you know that violent crime with firearms has declined since the Federal ‘assault weapons ban’ expired in 2004? ...

January 13, 2013
When Mitt Romney was running for president, a lot of time was focused on his wealth. That wasn’t the case when Al Gore ran for president in 2000. But with his sale of Current TV, Mr. Gore will have a net worth that exceeds Mr. Romney’s. associated press

Inside the Beltway: The campaign never stops

CNN reports that President Obama's existing campaign will be "reconfigured" into a super PAC to bolster White House policy goals, staffed by campaign manager Jim Messina and campaign insiders Stephanie Cutter and Jennifer O'Malley Dillon.

January 10, 2013