Jennifer Harper
Articles by Jennifer Harper
Yankee Doodle President
Let the star-spangled games begin. The countdown has begun for July Fourth, historically one of the busiest days of the year for White House hopefuls, each vying to appear presidential in the classic sense - a true man of the people - strong, steady and hand over heart. Published July 1, 2008
Poll finds joy on rise in majority of nations
Score one for the smiley face guy: The world is getting happier, according to the cumbersome but compelling World Values Survey released Monday by the National Science Foundation. Published July 1, 2008
Majority in U.S. see silver lining
Americans are livid about gas prices, ambivalent lawmakers and the cost of groceries. They fret about terrorism and climate change as shrill news coverage ramps up their fears. But a certain amount of national optimism and positive spirituality is intact, despite it all. Published June 30, 2008
Inside Politics Weekend
Public anger over higher gas costs "spells a major opportunity for conservatives because liberal policies and nonsensical regulations are directly responsible for higher energy prices. ..." Published June 29, 2008
Single species, dozens of names
Blame it on the breadcrumb sponge, aka Halichondria panicea, Alcyonium manusdiaboli, Spongia compacta, Seriatula seriata and 52 other names. Published June 26, 2008
Plastic surgery likely to get lift despite downturn
The nation is facing a vanity-fueled epidemic. Lip plump, brow lift, "Gummy Bear" breast implants, anyone? Published June 25, 2008
View of Arab press risks U.S. relations
American politicians have misjudged Arab news organizations since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, potentially compromising cordial relations between the U.S. and the Middle East and hurting U.S. foreign policy, say researchers who contend that the collective press in the region has received a bum rap. Published June 25, 2008
Report on Alhurra said to skew facts
CBS News and Pro Publica "distorted facts" in a collaborative investigative story that aired Sunday about Alhurra TV, according to officials from an independent federal agency that supervises all U.S. government-supported, non-military international broadcasting. Published June 24, 2008
Inside Politics Weekend
On this day in 1944, President signed the G.I. Bill to provide World War II veterans with money for education, unemployment compensation plus home and business loans. Three years later, vets made up half of the nation's college enrollment, according to the History Channel. Published June 22, 2008
Blogger, AP meet about use rift
The two sides in the Associated Press-blogosphere spat are talking now, but a war may loom anyway. America's biggest wire service wanted bloggers to pay for its content, as news organizations do, and threatened a lawsuit against Rogers Cadenhead, a Florida-based journalist who oversees the online Drudge Retort, a liberal answer to the much-viewed Drudge Report. Published June 21, 2008
AP, bloggers clash over wire content use
The ongoing war between the traditional "old" media and Internet-driven "new" media has gotten noisier, with peace and common ground still elusive. Published June 20, 2008
Anti-Obama pin jabs Texas GOP
Talk about a hot-button issue. Texas Republicans are wincing over a cultural gaffe that has put their party on notice. Published June 19, 2008
Creative trash talk aims at slowing landfill piles
The world is talking trash. Seriously. Unwieldy garbage is piling up around the planet - along with ideas for its creative disposal. Published June 18, 2008
Sikh sues Disney over right to wear turban
A Sikh musician has filed a $1 million class action discrimination suit against Walt Disney World, claiming the Florida theme park denied him employment because his religion requires him to wear a beard and a dastaar - a turban - which ultimately compromised company dress code. Published June 18, 2008
California weds first same-sex couple
In the wake of the Martin-Lyon nuptials, close to 170,000 gay couples from California and beyond will wed in the Golden State in the next three years, according to estimates from the University of California at Los Angeles. Published June 17, 2008
Inside Politics Weekend
Outbursts and all, Senator James Webb of Virginia is rumored to be on the short list as Sen. Barack Obama's potential running mate. Published June 15, 2008
Most Republicans back right to arms
Republicans remain a firearm-friendly group for the most part. Published June 13, 2008
To Falwell’s rescue
Macel Falwell, who was married to the controversial minister Jerry Falwell for 49 years, is intent on setting the record right. Published June 12, 2008
Wrath of McClellan
It's been 12 days since former White House press secretary Scott McClellan dropped his memoir/tell-all/improvised explosive device upon the Washington power establishment. Published June 8, 2008
Inside Politics Weekend
Gray matter Published June 8, 2008
