Kathryn Jean Lopez (born March 22, 1976) is an American

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who is nationally syndicated by the

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. She is also the former

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and currently an editor-at-large of ''

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''. Her nickname on the website's group

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"The Corner" is "K-Lo", a wordplay based on "J-Lo," the popular nickname for

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Early life

Lopez grew up in the

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section of

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, attended the all-girls

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in New York, and graduated from

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, where she studied

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and

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. Before joining ''

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'' in

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, she worked at the

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Career

Besides ''National Review'' and NRO, her work has appeared in ''

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'', ''

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'', ''The Women's Quarterly'', ''The National Catholic Register'', ''Our Sunday Visitor'', ''

American Outlook ''American Outlook'' is an American quarterly public policy magazine that discusses the pressing issues of current events. The first issue of the magazine appeared in September 1998. Published by Sagamore Institute of Indianapolis, Indiana ...

'', ''

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'', and ''

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's reelection bid in the 2004 presidential election. On the day of the election, when afternoon

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s showed Bush losing, she relayed information from Bush campaign insiders that cast doubt on the poll methodology. For example, see posts to ''The Corner'' from Lopez a
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Lopez has appeared on

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, the

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, and

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and was a frequent guest on radio and TV shows, including

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's nationally syndicated program and

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References

External links

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Kathryn-Jean Lopez at National Review
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