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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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‘Prophet Muhammed’ threatens Catholic school with terror in online forum

An anonymous online poster with the handled "Prophet Muhammad" is under investigation for a sending a threat to a Catholic high school in Virginia, vowing the facility would be the next site of a Boston-style massacre.

April 25, 2013

Defense Department blocks Baptist website, calls content ‘hostile’

Chaplains with the Southern Baptist Convention said the U.S. military has blocked access to its website on bases around the nation, calling the content "hostile" and inappropriate.

April 25, 2013

Congress in quiet talks to free selves, staff from ‘Obamacare’

High-level, closed-door talks among top politicos from both parties could lead to a deal that exempts lawmakers and their staffers from mandated coverage under President Obama's health care law, sources told one news outlet.

April 25, 2013

Sheer madness: Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s mother insists paint, not blood covered Boston street after blast

The mother of the two Boston bombing suspects said the blood on Boylston Street wasn’t really blood. It was paint.

April 25, 2013

U.N. to test Syrian soil samples for sarin

Investigators with the United Nations have agreed to test soil samples from Syria to help determine whether President Bashar Assad has unleashed sarin gas against rebel fighters.

April 25, 2013

Sen. Harry Reid: ‘Government is inherently good’

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said he can't understand why the tea party remains popular, given its similarity to the anarchist movement and its steadfast opposition to the "inherently good" government.

April 25, 2013

Kentucky student fights to wear ‘Support Our Troops’ T-shirt — on military base

A Kentucky middle-school student was in hot water with her school after wearing a T-shirt that said "Support Our Troops," in honor of her dad's deployment overseas.

April 25, 2013

GE Capital cuts lending deals for gun shops

The lending arm of General Electric, GE Capital, cut off funding to retail owners whose main business venture is to sell guns.

April 25, 2013

Overrun Switzerland clamps down on immigrants from EU

Switzerland agreed to limit the level of immigrants allowed from the European Union beginning this May, adding to caps that are already in place for eight other central and eastern states.

April 25, 2013

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev quits talking after Miranda warning is read to him

The surviving suspect in the Boston bombings, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, quit talking to investigators right after he was read his Miranda rights, four authorities briefed on the investigation said.

April 25, 2013

South Korea warns North Korea of ‘grave measures’ for factory closing

South Korean authorities said on Thursday that North Korea would face serious repercussions for failing to even talk about reopening a jointly-operated factory facility that's left many scrambling for work.

April 25, 2013

Bill to quit ‘Obama-phone’ giveaway gathers steam

Nearly 50 congressional members have signed on to legislation that would put a stop to the government's free phone program, known loosely as "Obama-phone."

April 25, 2013

Boston bombing suspects’ father coming to America

Anzor Tsarnaev, the father of the two Boston bombing suspects, is coming to the United States in the next few days, various media report.

April 25, 2013

Fuel barges explode on Alabama’s Mobile River, injuring 3

Two fuel barges exploded at a docking site on Alabama's Mobile River, injuring three.

April 25, 2013

CIA recommended Tamerlan Tsarnaev to terror list 19 months ago

Nineteen months before the Boston Marathon bombings, members of the CIA requested that Tamerlan Tsarnaev be placed on a terrorist watch list.

April 25, 2013

Wanted: Stonehenge manager for $99,229 a year

Looking for a job? Stonehenge, the mysterious rock formation that served as a monument to the ancients – it's believed — needs a manager.

April 24, 2013

European recession hits car makers hard, with double-digit sales’ drops

Ford, Volkswagen and Daimler all took deep hits in profits Wednesday, as industry first-quarter results indicated the European recession was dragging down car sales.

April 24, 2013

Thousands gather for slain MIT officer’s memorial

Thousands of well-wishers and mourners gathered Wednesday at Massachusetts Institute of Technology for a memorial service for slain campus police officer Sean Collier.

April 24, 2013

Post-bombing, Boston suspects were planning to ‘party’ in NYC

Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev were headed to New York City to "party" in the hours after the Boston Marathon bombing that killed three and injured nearly 200, police said Wednesday.

April 24, 2013