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Jennifer Harper

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

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**FILE** Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (Associated Press)

Huckabee: President protected by guns; all Americans should have the option

The president, vice president and assorted elected officials and bureaucrats are protected by guns. So why can't average Americans warrant the same treatment? So asks syndicated talk radio host Mike Huckabee as the nation's gun owners, retailers and interest groups await the outcome of White House talks on new gun control restrictions in a post-Newtown world.

January 10, 2013
**FILE** Piers Morgan, host of CNN's "Piers Morgan Tonight," leaves the CNN building in Los Angeles on Dec. 20, 2011. (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway: Piers Morgan can stay

"President Obama has officially decided I am NOT being deported." So tweets hoity-toity CNN host Piers Morgan, the centerpiece of a public White House petition calling for his deportation, British accent and all.

January 9, 2013
A Senate investigation is looking into the sources used by Oscar-winning writer Mark Boal for the script to the film “Zero Dark Thirty,” which details the killing of Osama bin Laden. (Sony Pictures)

Inside the Beltway: Zero hour

"There's been a lot written about this movie; some of it has popped off the entertainment page to the news page. And from time to time, some of you might have wondered if we would have liked to comment on some of that coverage, and the answer is yes," said Mark Boal, writer of "Zero Dark Thirty," during his acceptance speech for best picture at the New York Film Critics Circle Awards on Monday.

January 8, 2013
PAUL CARTER/CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY A pamphlet done up like an old school Hollywood guide to the stars chronicles the life of President Nixon, born 100 years ago this Wednesday. He died in 1994.

Inside the Beltway: The media’s lousy aim

"Anti-gun New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg was half-right when he told NBC's Jimmy Fallon that there is 'scant coverage' of other firearms news, because there is virtually no coverage of self-defense uses," says Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, a Washington state-based interest group.

January 6, 2013
Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, who was forced to resign as commander of U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan in July 2010, presumably will tell about that and more from his 38-year career in his memoir, “My Share of the Task,” coming out Monday.

Inside the Beltway: Silver-screen Clinton

Many wonder if Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will make good on her offer to testify about the Benghazi killings. But many also wonder if she is a buzz-worthy Hollywood property. Currently in development is "Rodham," a new dramatic movie chronicling Mrs. Clinton's adventures as a young, single Justice Department attorney who was working to impeach President Nixon while dallying with a certain ambitious politician from Arkansas named Bill.

January 3, 2013
Want to own a bit of history? A California house once owned by Ronald and Nancy Reagan is on the market with an asking price of $4,999,000. An octagonal swimming pool is among the features of the four-bedroom ranch-style home. (Coldwell Banker)

Inside the Beltway: The bane of Boehner

Oh, woe is House Speaker John A. Boehner. Well, maybe. As the vote for his re-election as speaker looms Thursday, the Ohio Republican faces claims that conservative stalwarts on Capitol Hill are angry and organized, and there's no guarantee he'll retain his title.

January 2, 2013
The upcoming film “Reagan” portrays “one of the most consequential men in American history,” according to the team behind the independent project. (Rawhide Pictures)

Inside the Beltway: The ‘Reagan’ movie

At last, some Hollywood news of interest: silver screen conservative Jon Voight is likely to take on a meaty role as a Soviet agent in "Reagan," an upcoming $35 million independent production backed by an unapologetic, determined team of creatives, including producer Ralph Winter, a force behind the "X-Men" film series, plus Mark Joseph, a producer associated with "The Passion of the Christ" and "The Chronicles of Narnia."

December 20, 2012
“I promise you this: It’s going to be fun,” says Andrea Tantaros of her new talk radio show with Jason Mattera. (andreatantaros.com)

Inside the Beltway: Boehner = Pelosi

House Speaker John A. Boehner now resembles one iconic Democrat according to a fierce coalition of 25 prominent conservatives who don't much sympathize with the lawmaker who's tasked with taming the "fiscal cliff," appeasing the White House and maintaining integrity. The group has advice for the Grand Old Party.

December 19, 2012
Congratulatory public cards for Rep. Tim Scott’s appointment to the Senate were a favorite of many well-wishers. This one is from the National Republican Congressional Committee. (National Republican Congressional Committee)

Inside the Beltway: Great Scott: The reviews are in

Fiscally sensible, check. Limited government, check. Pro-life, check. Leadership qualities, check. Thrilled conservatives and contented Republicans have tweeted their delight over South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley's decision to appoint Rep. Tim Scott to replace Sen. Jim DeMint next month.

December 17, 2012

Feds’ guide on holiday ideas to keep under wraps

The phrase "Merry Christmas, BB" on a holiday greeting card once got a federal supervisor relieved of his duties. "BB" stood for "Big Butt," and the rest is hostile-workplace history.

December 16, 2012
Libertarian Party Vice Chairman R. Lee Wrights said “killing zones” have been created in the wake of the establishment of gun-free school zones. (Libertarian Party)

Inside the Beltway: Libertarians question gun-free zones

"We've created a 'gun-free zone,' a killing zone, for the sickest criminals on the face of the Earth," says R. Lee Wrights, vice chairman of the Libertarian Party, in the aftermath of the Newtown, Conn., killings. "And we've made the children of this country the victims."

December 16, 2012
Bill O’Reilly’s “The O’Reilly Factor,” is No. 1 in ratings among Fox News shows, and the network far outdraws its cable news competitors, including CNN and MSNBC. (Fox News Channel)

Inside the Beltway: United we’re not

The past four years have taken a serious toll on the "united" part of the United States: "Currently, 80 percent view the country as more politically divided — the highest percentage ever in a Pew Research Center survey," Pew researchers report.

December 13, 2012
** FILE ** American Conservative Union President Al Cardenas is among conservative leaders warning Republicans that “the whole leftist apparatus is gearing up to panic you.” (Gage Skidmore)

Inside the Beltway: Walking the slow walk

"I think if [women] were in charge of the Senate and of the administration that we would have a budget deal by now. What I find is, with all due deference to our male colleagues, that women's styles tend to be more collaborative," says Sen. Susan M. Collins, Maine Republican, in an upcoming ABC News interview that won't air until Jan. 3.

December 12, 2012
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich disputes the media and congressional fear-mongering related to the pending “fiscal cliff.” He says it can broken down into more manageable fiscal “foothills.” (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway: 12/12/12 cliffhanger

If President Obama and House Speaker John A. Boehner really hurry, they can tie the "fiscal cliff" to 12/12/12 — as in Dec. 12, 2012, a Wednesday filled with "once in a lifetime" buzz, and the final alliteration date of the century.

December 11, 2012
Neil Cavuto (Fox Business Network)

Inside the Beltway: The mop-up

Occasionally, embattled Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus gets a star and two smiley faces for bustling into action, intent on steering weary Republicans towards political productivity.

December 10, 2012
Sen. Joe Manchin III asked MTV to cancel “Buckwild,” the network’s tawdry take on West Virginia. The Democrat says the show promotes unsavory, inaccurate stereotypes about the Mountain State. (MTV)

Inside the Beltway: Culture warrior Christie

Viewer interest will likely intensify now that Sen. Joe Manchin III asked MTV to cancel "Buckwild," a new reality TV show that the West Virginia Democrat says promotes unsavory, inaccurate stereotypes about the Mountain State. He's also troubled that MTV will profit from the provocative backwoods shenanigans.

December 9, 2012
Al Gore wants to see more action on climate change from President Obama. “Our democracy has been hacked,” he says.

Inside the Beltway: Anti-DeMint press strikes

Thoughtful analysis, straight reporting, maybe an appreciation? Sen. Jim DeMint had no press honeymoon upon announcing his bold career switch from U.S. senator to incoming president of the Heritage Foundation.

December 6, 2012