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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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A comic book version of Fox News host Bill O'Reilly's life will be on newsstands in November. (Image courtesy of Bluewater Productions)

Inside the Beltway

Yes, why not put out a comic book about Bill O'Reilly? The Fox News host gets cartoon biography treatment from publisher Bluewater Productions in "Political Power: Bill O'Reilly."

October 25, 2010
Former President George W. Bush will appear on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" on Nov. 9 with his new book, "Decision Points." (Photo courtesy of Crown Publishing Group)

Inside the Beltway

"Miss me yet?" The glow of President George W. Bush on the public radar is intensifying, powered by revelations in recently leaked WikiLeaks documents that chemical weapons of mass destruction were found in Iraq, thus neutralizing "leftist folklore" about the war in Iraq, says Newsbusters.com analyst Tom Blumer.

October 24, 2010

Inside the Beltway

The difficult national discourse on ethnicity, terrorism and race jolts forward every so often, blasted by dangerous incidents or startling opinions, then ramped up in the hypersensitive press echo chamber. Juan Williams was the catalyst this week.

October 21, 2010
This undated photo released by SeniorNet shows NPR news analyst Juan Williams. NPR News say it has terminated the contract of Mr. Williams after remarks he made about Muslims on the O'Reilly Factor on Fox News Channel. (AP Photo/SeniorNet, File)

NPR’s firing of Juan Williams sparks backlash

The hypersensitive media landscape has claimed another victim. Juan Williams, a 10-year veteran of NPR, was fired as a top news analyst on Wednesday night for remarks he made about Muslims during an appearance on Fox News.

October 21, 2010
Glenn Beck speaks at his 'Restoring Honor' rally in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington on Saturday, Aug. 28, 2010. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Inside the Beltway

A source has stepped forward with news that sales of "Tears of a Clown: Glenn Beck and the Teabagging of America" by The Washington Post's Dana Milbank were, well, tepid.

October 20, 2010

Inside the Beltway

No, Mel Gibson has not retired in shame after public problems with a young girlfriend and a 2006 arrest for suspected drunken driving brought the conservative actor many woes.

October 19, 2010
Look for Julian Assange, founder and editor of the WikiLeaks website, to be back in the news with a fresh set of classified documents.

Inside the Beltway

Brace for it. Julian Assange has stepped back in the news.

October 17, 2010
ASSOCIATED PRESS Sarah Palin launches a Tea Party Express tour in Reno, Nev., on Saturday.

Inside the Beltway

Democrats love to dream that the "tea party" - in all its inconvenient truth - will suffer a "Sarah Palin meltdown," to use this week's partisan patois of choice. Well, dream on.

October 14, 2010
There are 16 days until Jon Stewart's parody rally unfolds at the eastern end of the National Mall. (Graphic from Comedy Central)

Inside the Beltway

Ah, the coziness of the liberal media: In 16 days, brazen Comedy Central hosts Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert insist they'll stage their dueling "tea party" parody rallies on the Mall.

October 13, 2010

Inside the Beltway

Enough already. Among news organizations that have examined facts and rejected White House claims that the U.S. Chamber of Commerce used foreign money to fund political ads: the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, CBS News, The Washington Post, Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle, Baltimore Sun, Wall Street Journal, Associated Press, the Hill, Powerline, the Daily Caller and Real Clear Politics.

October 12, 2010

Inside the Beltway

The "Hollywood right" gets some red carpet glitter Tuesday evening with the premiere and press screening of "I Want Your Money," the smart and relentless documentary by independent filmmaker Ray Griggs that warns against President Obama's economic policies by contrasting the words and ideas of Mr. Obama and Ronald Reagan.

October 11, 2010

Inside the Beltway

There are 22 days until the midterm election derby gets under way.

October 10, 2010

Inside the Beltway

Campaign strategists should rethink their pitches to the very rich, who appear just as disillusioned by politics as the rest of America.

October 7, 2010

Inside the Beltway

Claims from a new Pew Research Center poll that Hispanic voters have lost enthusiasm for the midterm elections may be premature.

October 6, 2010
FAULKNER CAMPAIGN Michel Faulkner is picking up major endorsements in his bid to unseat Rep. Charles B. Rangel.

Inside the Beltway

Twenty-seven days and counting: As the midterm elections loom, Republicans are basking in positive favorability polls and the sense that independents are warming to their ways

October 5, 2010
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, Arizona Democrat, made an “unscheduled” stump speech recently at a Tucson business summit. (giffords.house.gov)

Inside the Beltway

The nation's most senior military officer comes to town to deliver a speech on economic policy to the local business community. Great.

October 4, 2010
SOMA ARCHITECTS The edifice of the so-called "ground zero mosque" in New York has been compared to "Superman's fortress of solitude."

Inside the Beltway

The "ground zero mosque" has transitioned from a former Burlington Coat Factory to, uh, a space station.

October 3, 2010

Inside the Beltway

OK. Thank you. Enough already with the news that Rahm Emanuel is leaving the White House to run for mayor of Chicago.

September 30, 2010