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Cheryl K. Chumley

Cheryl K. Chumley

cchumley@washingtontimes.com

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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Central Industrial Security Force personnel walk near the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV–C25) at the Satish Dhawan Space Center at Sriharikota, in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013. India is aiming to join the world's deep-space pioneers with a journey to Mars that it hopes will showcase the nation's technological ability to explore the solar system while seeking solutions for everyday problems on Earth. (AP Photo/Arun Sankar K.)

Blastoff: India set to send spacecraft to Mars

India is in final-countdown mode, prepping to send a spacecraft to Mars on Tuesday as a sort of multimillion-dollar test to see if the country's technology is advanced enough to compete on a solar-system scale.

November 4, 2013
** FILE ** Muslim women in Jakarta, Indonesia, take part in an attempt to break a world record for the most sky lanterns flown simultaneously in 2009. New Hampshire lawmakers have a bill this session to ban the use and sales of sky lanterns in the state. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

Japanese paper lanterns face state bans at hands of firefighters

One of the Japanese community’s most revered celebratory traditions, the lighting and floating of paper sky lanterns, faces a doomed fate as a national organization of firefighters says they’re too dangerous and should be banned.One of the Japanese community's most revered celebratory traditions, the lighting and floating of paper sky lanterns, faces a doomed fate as a national organization of firefighters says they're too dangerous and should be banned.

November 4, 2013
President Obama speaks at the SelectUSA Investment Summit on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

LGBT activist blasts Obama for failed leadership

President Obama may have just pushed for quick congressional action for a ban on workplace discrimination against members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, but not all LGBT activists are enamored with his action.

November 4, 2013

Alligator caught slithering around Chicago airport

Authorities at Chicago O’Hare International Airport first did a double-take – and then radioed for help. An alligator was stalking around the terminal, hiding beneath an escalator.

November 4, 2013
** FILE ** This Oct. 7, 2013, file photo shows people wait in line to enter the Supreme Court in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci, File)

White House sides with town in Christian prayer case

When it comes to this week’s Supreme Court case over a Greece, N.Y., community that faced fire for opening government meetings with Christian prayers, the White House is siding with the town, citing judicial precedent and tradition.

November 4, 2013
Supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi raise his poster with Arabic that reads, "no to the coup," during a protest in front of the supreme constitutional court in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Nov. 4, 2013. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

Mohammed Morsi trial adjourned over chaos in courtroom

Former President Mohammed Morsi's trial on charges that he incited violence that led to killings in the streets of Cairo at the tail end of his rule was delayed by two hours Monday and then quickly adjourned.

November 4, 2013
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Muslim Brotherhood caught using puppies as fire bombs

A pet rescue operation has saved three puppies from Muslim Brotherhood clutches, after discovering the militant members were dousing the animals with gasoline, setting them on fire and throwing them into the chaos of a Tahrir Square demonstration, as makeshift bombs.

November 1, 2013