Susan Crabtree is a political

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for

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. She previously served as a senior writer for ''

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'' and spent five years as a White House Correspondent for the ''

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''. Prior stints include seven years as a senior editor and investigative reporter for '' The Hill''. She is a frequent guest political analyst on Fox News, CNN, MSNBC as well as numerous radio shows. Before joining ''The Hill'', Crabtree covered Congress for ''

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''. She also spent three years as a reporter for ''

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'' newspaper, chronicling the House Republican leadership, Congress' response to the September 11 attacks, as well as trade disputes and spending battles. Crabtree has written for several magazines, including ''The Weekly Standard'' and ''The Economist''-owned ''Capital Style'', where she was a senior writer. She graduated with honors in broadcast journalism and political science from the

University of Southern California The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a Private university, private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the oldest private research university in C ...

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Living people University of Southern California alumni American political writers American women journalists The Washington Times people 1970s births USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism alumni Journalists from Kansas People from Topeka, Kansas 21st-century American women {{US-journalist-1970s-stub