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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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Smoke rises from a neighborhood where about 200 Muslim rebels, enraged by a broken peace deal with the Philippine government, are believed to be holding scores of hostages as human shields at the southern port city of Zamboanga, in southern Philippines for the second day, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

Christian city in lockdown, as Philippine forces pursue Muslim rebels

Security forces in Zamboanga City, a large predominantly Christian port city in the Philippines, kept the community in lockdown mode on Tuesday while they pursued a Muslim rebel group accused of launching an air-and-sea strike against the region the previous day.

September 10, 2013
Peace activists opposed to American intervention in Syria, gather on a street corner at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Monday, Sept. 9, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Obama too weak to sell America on Syria: poll

If President Obama can’t sell a skeptical America on using military force in Syria, it’s his own fault, a new poll from CNN/ORC released Tuesday suggested.

September 10, 2013
** FILE ** Colorado state Sen. Angela Giron, Pueblo Democrat, speaks about the attempt to recall her during a news conference at the Colorado Democratic Party headquarters in Denver on Monday, June 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)

Colorado voters come out in droves to recall anti-gun senators

Officially, Colorado residents won’t be voting in the recall of two state senators who supported tighter gun control laws until Tuesday. But if early voting is an indication of how the recall will turn out, then Senate President John Morse and Sen. Angela Giron may need new jobs.

September 9, 2013
** FILE ** In this Aug. 30, 2013, file photo Secretary of State John Kerry makes a statement about Syria at the State Department in Washington. Kerry said in a series of interviews on news shows Sunday, Sept. 1, 2013, that the United States now has evidence of sarin gas use in Syria through samples of hair and blood provided to Washington by first responders in Damascus. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

U.S. taxpayers on hook for $1B to Syria — and most intercepted by Assad

While debate swirls among national and international political leaders about the best course of action to take in Syria, the fact is American taxpayers are already on the hook for more than $1 billion in aid for the conflict. Moreover, most of that aid doesn't even reach the intended recipients — the civilians hit hardest by the two-plus years of conflict.

September 9, 2013