Tara Wall
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Tara Wall is a columnist
Columnist
A columnist is a journalist who writes for publication in a series, creating an article that usually offers commentary and opinions. Columns appear in newspapers, magazines and other publications, including blogs....

 and deputy editorial page editor for The Washington Times
The Washington Times
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. She is also a CNN
CNN
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 political contributor. Tara is a former newscaster, Republican National Committee
Republican National Committee
The Republican National Committee is an American political committee that provides national leadership for the Republican Party of the United States. It is responsible for developing and promoting the Republican political platform, as well as coordinating fundraising and election strategy. It is...

 senior advisor and George W. Bush
George W. Bush
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 appointee.

Wall served as Communications Director and Spokesperson at the Office of the Federal Coordinator for Gulf Coast Rebuilding at the Department of Homeland Security. Prior to that, Wall was appointed by President George W. Bush as Director of the Office of Public Affairs
Office of Public Affairs
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 (OPA) at the Administration for Children and Families
Administration for Children and Families
The Administration for Children and Families is a division of the United States Department of Health and Human Services . It is headed by the Assistant Secretary for Children and Families. It has a $58.8 billion budget for 65 programs that target children, youth and families...

 (ACF), within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in February of 2007.

Prior to her appointment at HHS, Wall was Senior Advisor and Director of Outreach Communications for the Republican National Committee (RNC) after working as a journalist in Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....

. She holds a Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Science
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 degree from Eastern Michigan University
Eastern Michigan University
Eastern Michigan University is a comprehensive, co-educational public university located in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Ypsilanti is west of Detroit and eight miles east of Ann Arbor. The university was founded in 1849 as Michigan State Normal School...

.

She has received two awards from the National Association of Black Journalists
National Association of Black Journalists
The National Association of Black Journalists is an organization of African American journalists, students, and media professionals. Founded in 1975 in Washington, D.C...

(NABJ), for her documentaries on race in America.
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