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Jessica Chasmar

jchasmar@washingtontimes.com

Jessica Chasmar was a continuous news writer for The Washington Times, covering topics on culture and politics.

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**FILE** Former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist said in an interview Tuesday that the primary reason he left the Republican Party is because of its "intolerable" racism. (Fusion)

Charlie Crist, the Democrat: ‘Lift the embargo’ against Cuba

Charlie Crist, the former Republican governor of Florida who is seeking re-election as a Democrat, said Saturday that he supports lifting the U.S. embargo against Cuba — a notion that flies in the face of criticisms he's made before.

May 18, 2014
One heroic kitty is being credited with saving a 4-year-old California boy who was viciously attacked by a neighbor's dog on Tuesday. (KGET)

Family cat saves boy from dog attack

One heroic kitty is taking the Internet by storm after saving a 4-year-old California boy who was viciously attacked by a neighbor's dog on Tuesday.

May 14, 2014
A woman holds a sign during a rally near the Nigerian embassy to raise to show support for the release of the kidnapped girls in Nigeria in Paris, Monday, May 12, 2014. A French official says Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has agreed to attend a security summit on Saturday in Paris to focus on the Boko Haram terrorist network, which abducted more than 300 schoolgirls in Nigeria last month. Signs center and left read, save the Nigerian schoolgirls. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Nigeria will not negotiate with Boko Haram, U.K. official says

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has rejected the idea of trading Boko Haram prisoners for schoolgirls the militant group abducted in April, the U.K.'s foreign office minister said after talks with him in Nigeria's capital on Wednesday.

May 14, 2014
Former Giants safety Tyler Sash was arrested for public intoxication and interference with official acts early Saturday after he fled from police on a scooter and had to be shot with a Taser gun to get under control, police said. (Seth Wenig/Associated Press)

Former Giants safety takes police on scooter chase

Former Giants safety Tyler Sash was arrested for public intoxication and interference with official acts early Saturday after he fled from police on a scooter and had to be shot with a Taser gun to get under control, police said.

May 14, 2014