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Cheryl K. Chumley

Cheryl K. Chumley

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Cheryl Chumley is online opinion editor, commentary writer and host of the “Bold and Blunt with Cheryl Chumley” video and audio show for The Washington Times, a Newsmax contributor, and a frequent media guest and public speaker. She is the author of several books, the latest titled “God-Given Or Bust: Defeating Marxism and Saving America With Biblical Truths" and "Lockdown: The Socialist Plan To Take Away Your Freedom.” She's also the co-author with Allen West of the upcoming "America's Second Civil War: Rescuing the Republic From the Unholy Alliance of Marxists, Islamists and Democrats" (April 2027). Email her at cchumley@washingtontimes.com.

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** FILE ** In this 2012 file photo, an Israeli soldier reacts as an intercepting missile is launched near the city of Ashdod, Israel. (Associated Press)

Israel returns Gaza Strip fire, injuring 5 Palestinians

Israeli forces unleashed the nation's Iron Dome defense system to shoot down five rockets fired from the Gaza Strip — and then followed with a "precise, swift" attack of their own against suspected Palestinian aggressors, wounding at least five.

January 16, 2014
Compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs are displayed at Ritters True Value Hardware in Mechanicsburg, Pa. Associated Press

Light saver: Spending bill throws lifeline to incandescent bulbs

Thrown in the mix of the $1.1 trillion spending bill that passed the House on Wednesday is a nod to incandescent bulb lovers – language that prohibits funding for the burdensome light bulb standard that, in effect, banned a couple of the more popular wattage products from store shelves.

January 16, 2014
FILE - In this Monday, Sept. 13, 2010, file photo, Maria Contreras-Sweet, Chairwoman of ProAmerica Bank, arrives to speak at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) in Washington. President Barack Obama intends to nominate Contreras-Sweet, a former California cabinet secretary, to be head of the Small Business Administration, according to a White House official. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Obama picks California Hispanic banker to head SBA

President Obama’s pick for the head of the Small Business Administration is a Hispanic banker from California who’s hailed as having a proper mix of corporate and government work experience – as well as an ethnic and gender tag that will realize the White House’s pledge for diversity.

January 15, 2014
Baghdad municipality workers clean up as civilians inspect the site of a car bomb attack near the Technology University in Sinaa Street in downtown Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014. A wave of bombings across Iraq striking busy markets and a funeral north of Baghdad killed tens of people Wednesday, authorities said, as the country remains gripped by violence after al-Qaida-linked militants took control of two cities in western Anbar province. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)

Baghdad bombings leave dozens dead, wounded

Dozens were killed in early Wednesday morning bombings in Iraq’s capital city of Baghdad, the latest in a surge of violence that’s resulted from a recent al Qaeda take-over of two major government holdings in Anbar province.

January 15, 2014