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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 ** In this Saturday, Oct. 2, 2004, file photo, Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat pauses during an emergency cabinet session, at his compound, in the West Bank town of Ramallah. The remains of former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat were exhumed on Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012, to enable foreign experts to take samples as part of a probe into his death. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen, File)

French investigators rule out Yasser Arafat poisoning

A team of French investigators have ruled out the possibility that deceased Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat was poisoned, contrary to a previous report by Swiss scientists that said tests on his body showed "unexpected high activity" of polonium.

December 3, 2013
Visitors are silhouetted as they view the Nativity scene during the 34th annual "Festival of Lights" at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' Washington Temple in Kensington, Md., on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011. (The Washington Times) ** FILE **

Nativity scene will be displayed at Florida Capitol

Some of those who fear a war on Christmas will be pleased to learn that a nativity scene depicting the birth of Jesus will be displayed at Florida's Capitol in Tallahassee on Tuesday and will remain throughout the Christmas season.

December 3, 2013
A voter walks past the Croatian flag at a polling station in Pula, Croatia, on Sunday, Dec. 1, 2013, as the nation votes in a referendum that could ban gay marriages. Conservative groups, backed by the Roman Catholic Church, demanded that the country's constitution define matrimony as a union of a man and a woman. The issue has divided the European Union's newest member nation. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)

Croatians vote against gay marriage

Croatian voters decided on Sunday to amend to the country's constitution to prohibit same-sex marriage, partial results showed.

December 1, 2013