Kate obeirne biography

PERSONAL:

Born as Katherine Walsh; married James O'Beirne (a military officer), ; children: two sons.Education: St. John's University, J.D,

ADDRESSES:

Office—National Review, Lexington Ave., New York, NY

CAREER:

Journalist.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC, deputy assistant secretary for legislation, ; Heritage Foundation, Washington, DC, deputy director of domestic-policy studies, later became vice president of government relations; National Review, Washington, DC, Washington editor, —.

Regular contributor to CNN's The Capital Gang and political analyst to MSNBC's Hardball. Also practiced law in New York; and served as a political aide for New York Senator James Buckley. Board member of the Catholic Leaguefor Religious and Civil Rights and senior fellow with the Independent Women's Forum.

AWARDS, HONORS:

Received honorary degree from St.

John's University,

WRITINGS:

Women Who Make the World Worse: And How Their