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Anita Kumar

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National Correspondent

Email Anita at akumar@mcclatchydc.com

Anita Kumar covers the White House for McClatchy Newspapers.

She previously worked at The Washington Post, covering Virginia politics and government, and spent a decade at the St. Petersburg Times, writing about local, state and federal government both in Florida and Washington.

She also worked briefly at the News & Advance in Lynchburg, Va. and the News & Record in Greensboro, N.C. A native Virginian, Anita grew up in Charlottesville and attended the University of Virginia.

Follow Anita on Twitter: @anitakumar01

Anita Kumar's Latest Story

Multiple controversies suddenly plague Obama

By Anita Kumar and Steven Thomma | McClatchy Washington Bureau

The honeymoon, if there ever was one, is over. Four months into his second term, President Barack Obama finds himself under siege from members of both parties and the media for a series of crises that has stalled his policy priorities and threatened to engulf the second half of his presidency. » read more

Posted on Tue, May 14, 2013

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