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

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MSNBC anchors rail against Ted Cruz for GOP ‘squishes’ comment

MSNBC hosts Alex Wagner and Chris Matthews decided to get a few digs in at Sen. Ted Cruz this afternoon before moving on to Obama's press conference, criticizing the Republican's recent comments about his fellow congressmen acting like "squishes."

April 30, 2013
** FILE ** Barry Diller (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Barry Diller: Buying Newsweek ‘was a mistake’

Barry Diller, the chairman of Newsweek parent company InterActiveCorp, told Bloomberg News on Monday he didn't have great expectations for the struggling digital-only publication and that he wishes he hadn't bought it.

April 29, 2013
** FILE ** Ken Livingstone of the Labor Party (left) was mayor of London when he lost the 2008 election to Boris Johnson (right) of the Conservative Party. (Associated Press)

Former London mayor blames the U.S. for Boston bombing attack

The former mayor of London took to Press TV, an Iranian state-run network, recently to express his disdain for the Bush White House and his assurance that the Boston Marathon bombings were brought upon the United States because of its injustices abroad.

April 29, 2013
** FILE ** First lady Michelle Obama speaks during a visit to Chapel Hill, N.C., on Oct. 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

Report: Women opting for surgery to get arms like Michelle Obama’s

The American Society of Plastic Surgeons released its latest cosmetic and reconstructive surgery statistics on Monday, revealing that upper-arm liposuction has seen a 4,378 percent increase since 2000 — a signal that women are paying much more attention to public figures' "guns."

April 29, 2013
** FILE ** Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference at the Gaylord National Hotel in National Harbor, Md., on Thursday, March 14, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Sacramento Bee editor defends Rick Perry “BOOM!” cartoon

Stuart Leavenworth, The Sacramento Bee's editorial page editor, doubled down on his decision to publish a controversial political cartoon Thursday, saying the cartoonist was making "a strong statement about [Texas] Gov. Rick Perry's disregard for worker safety."

April 28, 2013
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin speaks during the final day of the 2013 Conservative Political Action Conference in Fort Washington, Md., on Saturday, March 16, 2013. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/Special to The Washington Times)

Sarah Palin slams White House dinner as ‘nerdprom’

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate, ripped into the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner via Twitter on Saturday night, calling it a "nerdprom."

April 28, 2013
Egyptian protesters pose next to a police vehicle set afire during clashes outside the presidential palace in Cairo on Friday, April 26, 2013. Dozens of mostly masked protesters hurled stones and firebombs in clashes with riot police. Protests have become a weekly routine in Egypt, as the country has plunged in turmoil during most of the past two years since the 2011 uprising that ousted longtime President Hosni Mubarak. (AP Photo/Hussein Tallal)

Egypt arrests 12 Black Bloc members

Egyptian authorities arrested 12 members of the Black Bloc movement Saturday after violent clashes outside Cairo's presidential palace, the official MENA news agency confirmed.

April 28, 2013