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Cheryl K. Chumley

Cheryl Chumley is online opinion editor, commentary writer and host of the “Bold and Blunt” podcast for The Washington Times, and a frequent media guest and public speaker. She is the author of several books, the latest titled, “Lockdown: The Socialist Plan To Take Away Your Freedom,” and “Socialists Don’t Sleep: Christians Must Rise or America Will Fall.” Email her at cchumley@washingtontimes.com.

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23 police en route to arrest cult members in Nigeria killed by militia

At least 23 police officers en route to arrest members of a religious cult were ambushed and killed by a militia group in the central Nigerian region of Nasarawa.

May 9, 2013

Voice of Charlie Brown sentenced for threatening ex-girlfriend

What a blockhead. The man behind the voice of Charlie Brown in the special, "A Charlie Brown Christmas," was sentenced Wednesday in a San Diego courtroom on charges of stalking and threatening his ex-girlfriend and her plastic surgeon.

May 9, 2013

Cleveland kidnapping suspect Ariel Castro heads to court for first appearance

The man at the center of the Cleveland kidnap and hostage case of three women who were taken nearly a decade ago is due to make his first appearance in court on Thursday.

May 9, 2013

U.S. watchdog on Afghan spending says he’s pressured to keep quiet

A watchdog in charge of tracking how taxpayer dollars are spent in Afghanistan accused the U.S. government of trying to keep him quiet so that the White House isn't embarrassed by waste and fraud reports.

May 9, 2013

Palestinian Authority deputy: If we had a nuke, we’d have bombed Israel

A leading Palestinian Authority said in an interview broadcast earlier this month that he supported violence against Israel, including a nuclear attack.

May 9, 2013

Pope Francis to 800 nuns: Don’t be ‘spinsters’

Pope Francis said to a crowd of 800 nuns at the Vatican on Wednesday: Be obedient to the church, be spiritual "mothers" — but don't be "spinsters."

May 8, 2013

Jordanian parliament votes to boot Israeli envoy

The Jordanian Parliament voted unanimously on Wednesday to petition the government to boot Israel's envoy from Amman and simultaneously pull Jordan's ambassador from Tel Aviv.

May 8, 2013

New E.U. rule would limit what seeds farmers could grow

A new law proposed by the European Commission is being criticized as a massive government overreach that will ultimately damage the farming industry, and lead to the outlaw of certain types of seeds.

May 8, 2013

Michelle Obama captured ‘Kaepernicking’ with 49ers phenom

Signature touchdown celebrations have been all the rage in the NFL in recent years — and now Michelle Obama is getting in on the act.

May 8, 2013

Company that lobbied for ‘Obamacare’ now calls key provision ‘catastrophic’

The head of a drug manufacturer that lobbied on behalf of "Obamacare" now has come out swinging on one key aspect of the plan — the requirement for more tax rebates for dual Medicaid-Medicare recipients.

May 8, 2013

Pakistan bans air conditioning in government offices

Pakistan, amid widespread electrical outages and natural gas shortages, has taken a drastic step and banned the use of air conditioners in government offices.

May 8, 2013

Treasury Department’s Jack Lew in training to fix loopy signature

Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew is undergoing penmanship training to correct his loopy signature — the one that more resembles a pre-kindergarten creation than adult script. And just in time.

May 8, 2013

Physicist Stephen Hawking joins boycott of Israel over treatment of Palestinians

Stephen Hawking, world-renowned physicist and a former math professor at the University of Cambridge, has hopped aboard the boycott bus of Israel, in protest of the nation's perceived poor treatment of Palestinians.

May 8, 2013

California professor caught on tape: Bush had ‘mental problems’

A University of South California political science professor was captured on video calling former President George W. Bush lazy, stupid and incompetent — a mentally unstable man who wasted his youth on drugs and alcohol.

May 8, 2013

Dennis Rodman to North Korea’s Kim Jong-un: ‘Do me a solid’ and free American

Ex-NBA star Dennis Rodman made a street plea to North Korea's leader, Kim Jong-un, about the release of a Korean-American that's been sentenced and jailed: "Do me a solid."

May 8, 2013

Iran threatens Israel: Golan will be ‘Fatahland’

Iran on Wednesday issued war-like declarations against Israel, calling for volunteers to fight for Syria's regime and vowing to turn the Golan Heights into a "Fatahland."

May 8, 2013

Britain moves right: Queen Elizabeth II, parliament to kick off conservative agenda

Britain's government is moving to the right, ideologically speaking. Prime Minister David Cameron and Queen Elizabeth II have joined forces to tighten up immigration policy, overhaul the pension system and reduce bureaucratic hurdles so businesses can grow.

May 8, 2013