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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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Dr. M. Zuhdi Jasser, president of the American Islamic Forum for Democracy, sees the effort to bring Shariah law into U.S. government as unconstitutional. (American Islamic Forum for Democracy)

Inside the Beltway

An Islamic group called Sharia4America plans to demonstrate near the White House on Thursday afternoon.

March 1, 2011

Inside the Beltway

Former "Manhattan Madam" Kristin Davis, who once supplied call girls for New York's former governor-turner-CNN host Eliot Spitzer, has a message for the network: "I'm available."

February 28, 2011
Blogger Andrew Breitbart's new book is set for publication on tax day, April 15. (Hachette Book Group)

Inside the Beltway

"Righteous Indignation: Excuse Me While I Save the World!" Yes, an exclamation point is not a bad idea for Andrew Breitbart's new book, to be published April 15. It has won accolades from Sarah Palin and Rush Limbaugh.

February 27, 2011

Inside the Beltway

Wisconsin union rallies are about to get a lot noisier. MoveOn.org has joined the fray and is in the mood for melodrama.

February 24, 2011

Inside the Beltway

Ah, Camelgate. Comedy Central's fake newsman Jon Stewart labored to link American union protests to political upheaval in Egypt by delivering a one-humped Camelus dromedarius to the epicenter of union ire: Madison, Wis. And why not?

February 23, 2011

Inside the Beltway

Time, like, flies, man. Seattle-based Medical Marijuana Delivery Systems has acquired the U.S. patent rights to the "Medical Marijuana Patch."

February 22, 2011

Inside the Beltway

"Just got the official 'ask' from 'Dancing With The Stars'!! ... What do you think?" — Former Senate hopeful Christine O'Donnell, in a Facebook message to her 26,000 followers

February 21, 2011
Sen. Scott Brown starts a 16-city book tour this week, promoting "Against All Odds," his memoir revealing his own childhood abuse and hardship. (Harper Collins)

Inside the Beltway

Some conservatives wonder: is Sen. Scott Brown "great," or should the party mutter, "Great Scott"?

February 20, 2011

Inside the Beltway

Mayor Emanuel. Yes, get used to that title. In just 72 hours, election day dawns in Chicago.

February 17, 2011

Inside the Beltway

Now on bookshelves: "Deconstructing Obama: The Life, Loves and Letters of America's First Postmodern President" by Jack Cashill, published by Simon & Shuster.

February 16, 2011
A critic has labeled presidential hopeful Herman Cain a "black conservative mascot" following his speech before CPAC 2011. (Photo from Herman Cain Presidential Exploratory Committee)

Inside the Beltway

The national discourse on race jolts forward again.

February 15, 2011
Pamela Anderson

Inside the Beltway

"The American Dream is seductive — but there is a legal way to do it — and there would be more jobs here for people if it was honored," says Canadian-born siren/actress Pamela Anderson.

February 14, 2011

Inside the Beltway

Despite endless melodramatic media coverage, Americans remain unsure about Egypt's destiny now that President Hosni Mubarak has stepped down.

February 13, 2011

Inside the Beltway

Aw. Valentine's Day is a-comin.' The Republican National Committee is there.

February 10, 2011
This undated photo provided by Gawker shows Rep. Chris Lee, New York Republican, posing shirtless in front of a mirror. The gossip website reported Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2011 that Mr. Lee, a married two-term Republican lawmaker, had sent the shirtless photo of himself to a woman he met on Craigslist. Mr. Lee abruptly resigned his seat Wednesday. (AP Photo/Gawker)

‘Scandal’ forces GOP lawmaker to step down

Rep. Christopher Lee, a married New York Republican, resigned from office Wednesday after his flirtations with a young single woman — complete with a bare-chested photo and e-mail excerpts — were made public by Gawker.com, an online gossip site.

February 9, 2011
Francis Scott Key is still No. 1 on America's hit parade with his 197-year-old song, "The Star-Spangled Banner," no matter how off-Key it is performed. (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway

Just so you know: "The Star Spangled Banner" still resonates with the nation no matter how many hapless performers take untoward liberties with its lyrics.

February 9, 2011

Inside the Beltway

Press coverage of "CPAC 2011" has been rife with gleeful talk of acrimony and dissent among conservatives as their annual shindig looms.

February 8, 2011

Huffington Post merges with AOL

The monumental $315 million merger of the Web-based Huffington Post and Internet pioneer AOL announced Monday could prove either a canny business alliance or expensive folly.

February 7, 2011
Arianna Huffington

Inside the Beltway

Arianna Huffington has sold her Huffington Post to AOL for a tidy $315 million. Now all she has to do is start paying her bloggers.

February 7, 2011
ASSOCIATED PRESS Republican strategist Mary Matalin will host a CPAC fundraiser by GOProud, a gay conservative activist group.

Inside the Beltway

"President Barack Obama's job approval ratings were even more polarized during his second year in office than during his first, when he registered the most polarized ratings for a first-year president."

February 6, 2011