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Amanda Carpenter
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Amanda Carpenter writes the daily "Hot Button" column for The Washington Times. She was formerly a national political reporter for Townhall.com, the leading online publication for news, opinion and talk. Prior to that, she was a reporter for Human Events.
Ms. Carpenter has made numerous media appearances that include segments on the Fox News, CNN, MSNBC, CNBC, BBC and other outlets. She wrote for Glamour magazine's 2008 presidential politics blog, "Glamocracy."
In 2006 she wrote "The Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy's Dossier on Hillary Clinton," published by Regnery Publishing.
Most Recent Stories
Hot Button
Friday, Nov. 6, 2009
Thousands of conservative activists answered Rep. Michele Bachmann's call to come to Washington and protest the Democratic health care expansions being pushed through Congress.
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Hot Button
Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009
While Fox News and CNN carried live coverage throughout Election Night, MSNBC took a break to show repeat programming, which included World Series highlights, in their 10 p.m. hour and some conservatives say it's because host Keith Olbermann was unable to stomach the GOP gubernatorial wins in Virginia and New Jersey.
Hot Button: Answering the call
Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009
A Florida woman is happily answering Rep. Michele Bachmann's call to storm the steps of Capitol Hill on Thursday to protest Democratic health care proposals.
Hot Button
Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009
The 1,990-page health care bill unveiled by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, California Democrat, creates a new position that would give one government bureaucrat - the health care commissioner (HCC) - considerable control over how Americans get their health care.
Hot Button
Monday, Nov. 2, 2009
Rep. Anh "Joseph" Cao, Louisiana Republican, wanted to make sure his constituents would be able to read the 1,990-page health care bill unveiled by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi last week. So he instructed his staff to make 17 copies of the bill and drop them off at his district's local libraries and law schools on Friday.
Hot Button
Friday, Oct. 30, 2009
Tucked inside House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's 1,990-page health care reform bill, which was made public Thursday, is a requirement for chain restaurants to post caloric information on their menus.
Hot Button
Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009
First lady Michelle Obama is officially a Glamour girl now, landing the December cover for the fashion magazine.
Hot Button
Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009
Grayson again
Legal aid program to recover stone-wall funds
Lawmakers urge investigation of whistleblower concerns
Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009
The government's legal aid program for the poor has agreed to recover taxpayer money that it spent inappropriately on a decorative Italian-stone wall, but lawmakers in Congress are now pressing for an investigation into new whistleblower concerns about the program.
Hot Button
Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009
The Department of Health and Human Services has plans to open a National Resource Center to help cities provide services for aging lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals.
