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Cheryl K. Chumley

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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Vatican accountant arrested in $26M plot

A Vatican accountant has been arrested on charges of fraud and corruption related to a money-laundering scheme to bring $26 million from Switzerland into Italy aboard an Italian government plane, authorities said.

June 28, 2013

Chile police storm schools taken over by hundreds of students

Police in Chile brought an end to a two-week student takeover of nearly two dozen schools, storming and evicting hundreds of students on Thursday.

June 27, 2013

Embattled Carnival Corp. CEO to step down

Carnival Corp. CEO Micky Arison said he's stepping down after more than 30 years in the leadership role.

June 27, 2013

Pilots hit eject as F-16 crashes in Arizona field

Two pilots in the middle of a training mission on Wednesday were forced to eject when their F-16 crashed into a field near Luke Air Force in Arizona.

June 27, 2013

Syrians behead Christians for helping military, as CIA ships in arms

A priest and another Christian were beheaded before a cheering crowd by Syrian insurgents who say they aided and abetted the enemy, President Bashar Assad's military, foreign media reported.

June 27, 2013

Iran cracks down, sends dogs to jail

Iran authorities, fed up with dogs as pets, have began rounding them up and sending them to prison, where conditions are harsh and food is scarce.

June 27, 2013

Busted: Teen witness in George Zimmerman trial can’t read own letter

A teenage girl who was called to testify in the prosecution of George Zimmerman for second-degree murder was caught in a curious predicament Thursday after it became evident she couldn't read from the very letter she claimed to have written to the mother of her friend Trayvon Martin.

June 27, 2013

Chinese factory workers release U.S. boss held hostage for a week

Chinese factory workers let go their American employer on Thursday, after holding him hostage in a cramped office with windows on the bar for a week over a labor dispute.

June 27, 2013

Queenly sum: Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II gets raise, to $58 million

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is due for a 5 percent salary increase next year, due in part to soaring collections of real estate revenues. Her new estate earnings: a little more than $387 million.

June 27, 2013

Tennessee man indicted for extorting money from Mitt Romney

A Tennessee man was indicted for extortion, accused of trying to get $1 million from former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney as a condition of keeping his tax returns private.

June 27, 2013

Jesse Jackson to help Paula Deen: She’s worthy of redemption

The Rev. Jesse Jackson said he will help celebrity chef Paula Deen work past the public relations disaster from her admitted past use of a racial slur.

June 27, 2013

NYC moves to clamp down on cops, bolster citizen rights

New York City Council members voted early Thursday to create an independent watchdog group tasked with overseeing police activity and ensuring officers don't discriminate against minorities and Muslims.

June 27, 2013

Orwellian iPhone app records audio that happened 5 minutes ago

It's the stuff of George Orwell's 1984. A new iPhone app – aptly named Heard — allows users to "capture audio after you've heard it," up to five minutes later, company executives say.

June 27, 2013

Edward Snowden in 2009: Those who publish secrets ‘should be shot’

Edward Snowden, the Web-savvy National Security Agency information leaker who's now in hiding, didn't always believe in the right of the people to know their government's behind-the-scenes activities.

June 27, 2013

6 Americans, 1 Brit lost at sea, as concerns turn ‘grave’

New Zealand Maritime heads expressed "grave concerns" Thursday over the suspected fate of six Americans who mysteriously vanished at sea more than three weeks ago.

June 27, 2013

Angela Merkel warns against arms in Syria: ‘Incalculable’ risks

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday that arming Syrian rebels is a bad idea, and parliamentary leaders ought to think long and hard before acting.

June 27, 2013

Rep. Tammy Duckworth, double amputee, slams IRS worker on disability — ‘twisting your ankle’

Democratic Rep. Tammy Duckworth, a veteran of the Iraq conflict and a double amputee, blasted a corporate CEO who contracted with the IRS and claimed a veterans' disability from a minor injury he suffered during preparatory school.

June 27, 2013