Jennifer Harper

Pranksters get the last laugh

Two major news organizations have been either mocked or fooled by fake news and faux publicity created by pranksters exhibiting a deft touch and a definite agenda.

November 14, 2008

57 years after death, hero to rest in Arlington

On a summer day 57 years ago, a young soldier from the Bronx saved his platoon on Hill 543, near the village of Chipo-ri, Korea, just northeast of Seoul.

November 12, 2008

Obama backer in ‘right’ lineup

Conservative listeners have a new choice on the radio dial with the arrival of WHFS-AM, a CBS Radio property that will showcase Michael Smerconish, a host who could be the wave of the future - or at least offer a hybrid take on a Democratic White House.

November 11, 2008

Wash Post concedes bias for Obama

The mainstream press have been accused of being biased in favor of President-elect Barack Obama for months - a phenomenon now acknowledged by one of the nation's media heavyweights.

November 10, 2008

Inside Politics Weekend: By the numbers

"What will happen under President Obama?" asks Paddy Power, the largest bookmaker in Ireland. Here are its odds on a number of scenarios.

November 9, 2008

Calm after a stormy campaign

Civility has surfaced in America as one administration ends and another begins.

November 6, 2008

Early polls correct in giving Obama win

Much of the political discourse in the nation's longest presidential campaign was shaped by a daily deluge of opinion surveys that gauged American sentiment du jour. News coverage often hinged on the few digits that separated Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain.

November 5, 2008

Pollsters get their final grades today, too

Much of the political discourse in the nation's longest presidential campaign was shaped by a daily deluge of opinion surveys that gauged American sentiment du jour. In the end, were the polls right?

November 4, 2008

At least 4,000 foreign journalists to cover election

The whole planet is obsessed with the U.S. presidential election - and the world's news media is poised to deliver the goods, subject to interpretation in more ways than one. It is one big cultural moment.

November 4, 2008

International media horde to cover election finale

The whole planet is obsessed with the U.S. presidential election — and the world's news media is poised to deliver the goods, subject to interpretation in more ways than one. It is one big cultural moment.

November 3, 2008

Inside Politics Weekend: Election Day cocktails

For everyone who needs a break from wonky analysis, here's a list of campaign cocktails concocted by mixologists around the country to honor the electoral process.

November 2, 2008

Poll: Media lacks public trust on election

Politicians are not the only ones struggling with flagging public opinion this election season. The press is also foundering in the favorability department, according to a survey released Friday by Harvard University's Center for Public Leadership.

November 1, 2008

Media-weary voters just want to vote

A fatigued nation is ready for the big finale.

October 31, 2008

Gun owners fret Obama White House

The nation's gun owners have the presidential election in their sights.

October 30, 2008

Red is the hue of choice for the mating game

A pair of researchers say they have scientific proof that the color red — "female red" they call it — is the real key to the attraction between men and women, and could ultimately affect our standards of beauty.

October 29, 2008

Effect of red on men studied

The way to a man's heart is not through his stomach, suggestive undergarments or a hefty dowry. It's the color red.

October 29, 2008

Inside Politics: Race and the race

It will take a few decades before the myriad historical implications of the 2008 election are shaken out and sorted. For now, let's glean our perspective in bits, like this rumination from talk radio host Neal Boortz, addressing a pivotal question: Simply put, will black voters go with their race, or their politics?

October 26, 2008

Anti-GOP partiality continues in the media

Republican hopefuls for the White House just can't get a break from the press - and it's been that way for the past four election cycles.

October 25, 2008

The press ‘pulling’ for Obama

Republican hopefuls for the White House just can't get a break from the press — and it's been that way for the past four election cycles.

October 24, 2008

Obama’s ‘firsts’ may make history, and victory

ANALYSIS -- Ideology, politics and character alone won't determine the outcome of the presidential election. Voters also have a heady sense of historic occasion, a phenomenon that favors Sen. Barack Obama.

October 24, 2008