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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 ** Google co-founder Sergey Brin wears Google Glass glasses at an announcement for the Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences at Genentech Hall on the University of California at San Francisco's Mission Bay campus in San Francisco on Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013. (Associated Press)

Seattle dive bar bans Google glasses

A Seattle dive bar has become the first to ban Google's high-tech, augmented-reality "Project Glass" spectacles, which are still in development.

March 10, 2013
Van Jones is seen at the National Summit in Detroit in on June 16, 2009. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio) ** FILE **

Van Jones: ‘Rand Paul was a hero yesterday’

Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul's filibuster against John Brennan's appointment to the CIA has gained national applause, and criticism, but one person who is standing with the senator on the president's drone program is a very unlikely ally — Van Jones.

March 7, 2013
Chris Matthews (Associated Press) **FILE**

Chris Matthews: ‘Hate groups must root for Ted Cruz’

MSNBC host Chris Matthews took to his show Wednesday night to blast the filibuster against John Brennan, led by Sen. Rand Paul. Mr. Matthews cited a study released this week by the Southern Poverty Law Center, stating that "patriot groups" or hate groups have been on the rise since Barack Obama took office.

March 7, 2013
Fox News Channel chief Roger Ailes shrugs off the idea that, at age 71, he may have mellowed. "When there is an occasion, I will do what I have to do, and I will win. Is that mellowing? I tend to see it more as picking my battles a little better than I used to." (Associated Press)

Van Jones: Roger Ailes calling Obama ‘lazy’ is racist

Fox News chief Roger Ailes has stirred up some controversy in his new biography that includes critiques against Newt Gingrich, Joe Biden and President Barack Obama. The biography, by Zev Chafets, quotes Mr. Ailes as saying that President Obama “never earned a penny that wasn’t public money.”

March 7, 2013