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Cheryl K. Chumley

Cheryl Chumley is online opinion editor, commentary writer and host of the “Bold and Blunt” podcast for The Washington Times, and a frequent media guest and public speaker. She is the author of several books, the latest titled, “Lockdown: The Socialist Plan To Take Away Your Freedom,” and “Socialists Don’t Sleep: Christians Must Rise or America Will Fall.” Email her at cchumley@washingtontimes.com.

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Lindsey Graham caught on tape: ‘Sorry the government’s so [expletive] up’

Sen. Lindsey Graham, the favored candidate in his upcoming race against Brad Hutto, was captured by audio making jokes about Baptists, white men and even the government, dropping the f-bomb while apologizing to a behind-closed-door crowd about the state of the federal system.

October 30, 2014

Eric Holder: I’m sorry about the subpoena to Fox News reporter

Attorney General Eric Holder said in a somewhat shocker of a statement — given the White House's reputed animosity with Fox News — that in the end, he wished he had handled the subpoena for the cable outlet's journalist, James Rosen, a bit differently.

October 30, 2014

Shootings, arrests mar World Series celebrations in San Francisco

San Francisco's World Series celebrations were marred by shootings and arrests, as crowds of revelers took to the streets to cheer Wednesday's win over the Kansas City Royals.

October 30, 2014

Iran foils sabotage of heavy water plant at Arak

Iran's media reported Thursday that authorities have foiled a plot to sabotage the country's heavy water tanks.

October 30, 2014

Fish and Wildlife seeks federal protections for snapping turtles

Next up on the federal government's list of protect species: snapping turtles.

October 29, 2014

Hitler’s personal ‘Mein Kampf’ copy hits the auction block

Adolf Hitler's copy of "Mein Kampf," taken from his Munich apartment by an American soldier in 1945, has been put up for auction.

October 29, 2014

Ferguson Police Chief Tom Jackson says he is not resigning

Ferguson Police Chief Tom Jackson said Wednesday that the media reports are all wrong — he is not resigning.

October 29, 2014

Minneapolis firm awards beer to workers who fill out their timecards

As if getting paid weren't motivation enough. Now a Minneapolis ad agency is sweetening the pot a bit to get employees to fully fill out their timecards — by giving them a free glass of beer for properly submitted forms.

October 29, 2014

Debbie Stabenow to make cameo in ‘Batman v Superman’

Michigan Sen. Debbie Stabenow has taken a brief hiatus from her senatorial duties, stepping in the shoes of a Hollywood extra while making a cameo appearance in an upcoming superheroes movie being shot in Detroit.

October 29, 2014

Obama loses Democratic crowd during speech — again

For the second time in just a few days, President Obama saw some of his Democratic Party listeners walk away while he was in the middle of delivering a speech at the podium.

October 29, 2014

CDC admits Ebola can be passed to others by sneezing

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — which has been downplaying the contagious aspects of Ebola — has now quietly admitted via a poster on its website that the virus can in fact be spread by sneezes.

October 29, 2014

Joe Biden’s vision for America: ‘Build, build, build, build’

Vice President Joseph R. Biden said America ought to invest in infrastructure and jack up the taxpayer contribution to build — that doing so will bolster the economy and ratchet up job opportunities, he said.

October 29, 2014

Beheaded woman’s body found at train track in New York

The local WPIX-TV reported that the body of a beheaded woman was found in Farmingdale, New York, near the Long Island Rail Road station.

October 29, 2014

Michelle Obama is not seeking a Senate seat, staffers say

Staffers and aides to Michelle Obama want to make it clear — the first lady is not seeking a seat on the U.S. Senate and will not be seeking a Senate seat any time in the future.

October 29, 2014

Ralph Nader dubs Hillary Clinton ‘a menace to the United States’

Ralph Nader, a former Green Party and Independent Party presidential candidate who frequently serves as a loud critic of federal safety standards, doesn't have much love for presumptive Democratic Party White House candidate Hillary Clinton.

October 29, 2014

Paul Ryan vows GOP will halt Obama’s ‘blatantly unconstitutional’ amnesty

Rep. Paul Ryan said it loud and clear on a recent appearance on "Hannity" on Fox News: Republicans in Congress would do whatever it takes to halt President Obama's executive actions on immigration and amnesty.

October 29, 2014

Russians launch supply ship to the International Space Station just 9 hours after epic U.S. fail

Just nine hours after the United States suffered a massive launch failure of a supply ship to the International Space Station, Russia sent a cargo craft — successfully — out of Kazakhstan with more than five tons of rocket fuel, water, air and other supplies for the space station.

October 29, 2014