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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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George Zimmerman heads to court for jury selection

Jury selection for the trial of George Zimmerman, who is charged with the second-degree murder of a Florida teenager, kicks off on Monday.

June 10, 2013

Actor John Malkovich saves bleeding man in Toronto

A doorman at a Toronto building suggested that if it weren't for Hollywood actor John Malkovich, a 77-year-old man who accidentally cut his throat on scaffolding may not have recovered so quickly.

June 10, 2013

Back-to-back bombings kill 14 in busy market in Iraq

Car bombs that exploded one after the other on Monday rocked a busy market in Iraq, leaving at least 14 dead.

June 10, 2013

Kabul airport in chaos as Taliban militants launch deadly attack

Seven Taliban militants launched a suicide bomb and gun attack on Afghanistan's main airport in Kabul early Monday, taking on security forces in a violent battle that lasted almost four hours.

June 10, 2013

GOP’s Peter King: NSA leaker Edward Snowden must be extradited, prosecuted

Leading Republicans in the House have called for the extradition of the man at the heart of the National Security Agency information scandal, Edward Snowden, who is in Hong Kong.

June 10, 2013

Chocolate wars: Mars, Nestle, Hershey accused of price-fixing

Nestle, Mars and Hershey operations in Canada have been charged with conspiracy in a chocolate price-fixing investigation — which could mean significant fines and jail time for those charged, investigators said.

June 7, 2013

IRS bill drives man to attempt suicide on street near ‘Today’ show

A man who tried to commit suicide outside the NBC "Today" studios at Rockefeller Center during the show's Thursday broadcast was distraught over a $1.3 million bill from the Internal Revenue Service, authorities said.

June 7, 2013

Judge orders second sick child onto adult organ transplant list

The family of an 11-year-old boy awaiting a new lung has won a federal judge's support, and now his name could be permanently added to an adult transplant list.

June 7, 2013

Palin: America ‘so screwed’ by Obama’s Rice, Power picks

Sarah Palin said the United States is "so screwed" by President Obama's picks of Susan Rice to head national security and Samantha Power as ambassador to the United Nations.

June 7, 2013

Cheating concerns lead China to ban metal bra clasps for test-takers

More than 9 million students are taking university entrance exams in China on Friday, and test overseers are so worried about the chance for cheating that they've announced some bizarre policies: Women, don't wear bras with metal clasps.

June 7, 2013

Atheists set to unveil first public monument at Florida courthouse

Come June 29, a county courthouse in Northern Florida will have the dubious distinction of becoming the first public property in America to display a monument touting atheism.

June 7, 2013

Liberal Bob Beckel blasts White House: NSA nearing ‘fascism’

Bob Beckel, the liberal voice on Fox News' daily political commentary show, "The Five," issued a scathing criticism Thursday evening of the White House and the National Security Agency's secret grab of Americans' phone records.

June 7, 2013

Chris Matthews: I voted for Michael Steele because he’s black

"Hardball" host Chris Matthews, who lives in Maryland, said in a televised appearance this week that he voted for Republican Senate candidate Michael Steele in 2006 in part because he's black.

June 7, 2013

Tens of thousands rally in Tel Aviv for gay pride

Friday dawned in Israel with the gathering of tens of thousands for a massive gay pride through Tel Aviv.

June 7, 2013

Secretary of State John Kerry quietly sends $1.3B to Egypt, waiving U.S. law: memo

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has quietly sent $1.3 billion of military assistance to Egypt — controlled by the Muslim Brotherhood — in defiance of congressional restrictions on dollars going to countries that haven't yet complied with standards of democracy, a memo revealed.

June 7, 2013