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Jennifer Harper

Jennifer Harper

jharper@washingtontimes.com

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

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Inside Politics Weekend: ‘W’ doldrums

'Maintaining national morale in troubling times was once a fairly simple affair. At the height of the Depression and during World War II, Americans could count on Hollywood to produce uplifting fare and straightforward messages of reassurance and optimism — delivered by major stars of the day and often punctuated by splendid dance numbers.

October 19, 2008

Presidential debate TV ratings adequate

Only Joe the Plumber garnered some visceral reactions from the nation, perhaps. The third and final presidential debate between Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama Wednesday night did not draw a landmark viewing audience.

October 17, 2008

America not ready to leave the world stage, study shows

They've read polls claiming the U.S. image has dwindled overseas. They fret over finances, terrorist threats, military entanglements, immigration, job outsourcing, trade wars, diplomatic spats. Indeed, many Americans pine for a more isolationist nation.

October 3, 2008

9/11 rescue crew battles memories

They retrieved body parts, wallets, personal papers. They picked their way through seared steel, toxic dust and filthy debris, sometimes fearing for their own safety and often under chaotic conditions. Their devotion had a price.

October 2, 2008

‘Bailout’ by another name sounds sweeter

Washington struggled Tuesday for a solution for the Wall Street mess but settled on what to blame for the failure of a $700 billion package - the word "bailout."

October 1, 2008

Talk radio voices bailout anguish

The Wall Street crisis has raised the volume on talk radio as listeners from the heartland to Manhattan weigh in, suspicious and clearly vexed.

September 30, 2008

Positive candidate likely to win race

The mighty pundits have plenty of competition for the American attention span. For better or worse, analysts of many persuasions are weighing in on the presidential election as a cultural event - and the diverse factors which could determine the victor.

September 28, 2008

Inside Politics Weekend: VP debate

Thanks to drama, intrigue and maybe Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr.'s mouth and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's lipstick, 93 percent of us say we're likely to watch the presidential and vice-presidential debates. More than two-thirds also say the debates will help shape their vote.

September 28, 2008

Women more likely to rule roost

Talk of sex and power is not confined to the political realm alone these days. Research released Thursday suggests the nation should brace for more findings on such matters.

September 26, 2008

Majority fears bailout will benefit culprits, poll finds

Americans may not understand the Wall Street financial crisis, often described in ambiguous, alarming terms by the news media. But public concerns are pronounced. A confused nation is getting fearful, according to research released Tuesday.

September 24, 2008

Inside Politics Weekend: Dude Mood

"Troopergate" looms, perhaps, and there have been whispers he is Alaska's "shadow governor." But let us consider Todd Palin, who has emerged as the potential dream man of 2009. He is a "turbo-hottie," noted one gal pal in a hushed tone.

September 21, 2008

Current TV plans to ‘hack’ debates

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin got hacked. So did PayPal, Victoria's Secret, the Department of Defense and some 21 million other people in recent days. For the most part, "hack" alarms a public fearful that their privacy could be compromised by canny online invaders.

September 19, 2008