Exotic coffee is monkey business
Kopi Luwak coffee was once the reigning champion of excess. Published July 24, 2008
Jennifer Harper
Articles by Jennifer Harper
Times reporter cites 1st Amendment rights
National security reporter Bill Gertz told a federal court on Tuesday that protecting the confidentiality of his sources was "absolutely essential" to his ability to do his job and divulging the people he talked to concerning a Chinese espionage case would infringe on his First Amendment rights. Published July 23, 2008
Papers on reporter’s subpoena released
A federal judge in California on Monday unsealed a document revealing internal deliberations in the Justice Department over issuing a subpoena to Bill Gertz, national security reporter for The Washington Times, for him to divulge confidential sources in a story he wrote about a Chinese spy ring more than two years ago. Published July 22, 2008
Newspaper editors hopeful amid woes
The news about newspapers is alarming but not hopeless - and there are actually a few good tidings, according to a report released Monday by the Project for Excellence in Journalism. Published July 21, 2008
Times reporter to testify in federal court
Bill Gertz, national security reporter for The Washington Times, will appear in federal court Tuesday in California to answer questions about the need to protect confidential sources in news stories. Published July 20, 2008
INSIDE POLITICS WEEKEND: A very graying lady
Bashing The New York Times "is not just for conservatives anymore," according to Vanity Fair. Published July 20, 2008
Hopefuls will need the right moves
Forget about heartfelt speeches and clever banter. White House hopefuls, let's see a little dais action. Published July 18, 2008
Quips abound over urine memo ‘leak’
Talk about a leaked memo in the mainstream press. Published July 17, 2008
Inside Politics Weekend
Stop the presses. Take a deep breath. Someone is actually defending President Bush. Published July 13, 2008
Inside Politics Weekend
Ah-nawld and Moonbeam Published July 6, 2008
American pride highest in the world
Soaring gasoline prices, tumbling stocks, the war, the nukes, the bickering between political parties as trouble looms. Yet the nation's patriotism remains very much intact. Alive and well, in fact. Published July 4, 2008
District of Columbia named ‘best town’
Once, we were known as the "murder capital" of the world. Published July 2, 2008
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
