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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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Former President George W. Bush surprises with his painting talent

Former President George W. Bush says people can't believe he can actually paint — but then again, some can't even believe he can read.

April 15, 2013

** FILE ** Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad flashes the victory sign as he attends the 12th summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in Cairo on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: Western morals, not nukes, the bigger threat

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad defended his nation's nuclear program on Monday and said Western morals seeping into the world's cultures are the real threat.

April 15, 2013

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (left) and former NBA star Dennis Rodman watch North Korean and U.S. players in an exhibition basketball game at an arena in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013. (AP Photo/VICE Media, Jason Mojica) ** FILE **

Dennis Rodman: North Korea’s Kim Jong-un ‘just wants to be loved’

North Korea's dictator isn't a bad guy — he "just wants to be loved," said former NBA basketball star Dennis Rodman, who vowed to return to the nation on Aug. 1.

April 15, 2013

A cute but lethal extraterrestrial named Zero stars in the PlayStation 3 video game Warp.

Ex-lawmakers join hearing: What if ETs live among us?

Former Rep. Lynn Woolsey, California Democrat, is one of a handful of ex-lawmakers meeting at the National Press Club in Washington for a five-day mock hearing on extraterrestrials living in the United States — and their impact.

April 15, 2013

This image from the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows a giant African snail with an albino shell. (Courtesy of the USDA)

Rat-size snails with appetite for stucco wreak havoc in Florida towns

Snails that grow as large as rats and have an appetite for plants, plaster and stucco are wreaking havoc in Florida communities.

April 15, 2013

Kaufman County Assistant District Attorney Mark Hasse, 57, was shot and killed on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013, in Kaufman, Texas. (AP Photo/Kaufman County Sheriff's Office)

Ex-justice of the peace arrested in Texas prosecutors’ shootings

A former justice of the peace was arrested on Monday and charged with making a terrorist threat in the case of the killings of two Texas prosecutors.

April 15, 2013

L.A. cops asked to crack down on kids buying energy drinks

Police should crack down on kids who buy too many energy drinks, said one Los Angeles City councilman who wants tougher regulations on the caffeine-filled beverages.

April 15, 2013

** FILE ** New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders applaud after Cuomo signed New York's Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Act into law during a ceremony in the Red Room at the Capitol on Jan. 15, 2013, in Albany, N.Y. From left are Senate co-leader Jeffrey Klein, Bronx Democrat, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, Manhattan Democrat, Lt. Gov. Robert Duffy (behind Cuomo) and Senate Democratic Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, Yonkers Democrat. (Associated Press)

Gun rights group heads to court as N.Y. gun laws take effect

An NRA affiliate asked a judge to issue an immediate halt to New York's magazine limits on Monday, the same day the state's tough gun laws are set to take effect.

April 15, 2013

**FILE** President Obama applauds in the East Room of the White House in Washington on March 18, 2013, during his announcement that he would nominate Thomas E. Perez (right) for Labor secretary. (Associated Press)

Labor nominee Thomas Perez orchestrated Minnesota quid pro quo, GOP report says

Republicans looking at the background of Labor secretary nominee Thomas Perez say he "manipulated" federal law while in service as assistant attorney general and is guilty of cutting a "quid pro quo" deal.

April 15, 2013

** FILE ** This March 19, 2013, file photo shows Canadian singer Justin Bieber performing during a concert at Bercy arena in Paris. Bieber has visited the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, with a museum spokeswoman saying the Canadian pop star wrote in the guestbook that he hoped Frank "would have been a Belieber" if she had lived. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, file)

Justin Bieber on Anne Frank museum trip: Hope she would’ve been ‘a Belieber’

Teen pop sensation Justin Bieber sparked social media outrage after he signed a guestbook at the Anne Frank House museum in Amsterdam that he hoped the girl — a victim of Nazi concentration camp atrocities — "would have been a Belieber."

April 15, 2013

** FILE ** This Dec. 4, 2012, photo provided by The Goldman Environmental Prize shows Kimberly Wasserman Nieto, of Chicago, standing outside Midwest Generation's Crawford Generating Station in Chicago. (AP Photo/Courtesy of The Goldman Environmental Prize, Jennifer Walton)

‘Environmental justice’ award gives $150K to mom who closed power plants

A Chicago mother who spent 15 years shutting down two coal power plants is going to be awarded a $150,000 prize on Monday by an international body that recognizes environmental activists for their work.

April 15, 2013

**FILE** Rep. Alan Grayson, Florida Democrat (Associated Press)

Democrats circulate petition to Obama: No new cuts

Move over Grover Norquist, whose Americans for Tax Reform sends out a "no new taxes" petition to new members of Congress. Democrats in Congress are riffing on his idea and circulating a pledge for congressional members — only with a left-wing slant.

April 15, 2013

The wreckage of a Lion Air Boeing 737-800 sits in the ocean near the airport in Bali, Indonesia, on Sunday, April 14, 2013. All 108 passengers and crew survived after the new aircraft crashed into the ocean and snapped into two while attempting to land Saturday on the Indonesian resort island. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)

FAA orders tail plane inspection for 1,050 Boeings

The Federal Aviation Administration suspects that tail planes on Boeing 737 jets could be faulty and ordered inspections on 1,050 on Monday.

April 15, 2013

Kyle Larson (30) takes the checker flag to win the North Carolina Education Lottery 200 race in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series in Rockingham, N.C., Sunday, April 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Jim R. Bounds)

Spectator shoots self in head at NASCAR’s NRA 500

A spectator at the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race over the weekend shot himself in the head after an altercation with other race-goers.

April 15, 2013

This undated photo provided by Tom Smedinghoff, shows Anne Smedinghoff. Anne Smedinghoff, 25, was killed Saturday, April 6, 2013 in southern Afghanistan , the first American diplomat to die on the job since last year's attack on the U.S. diplomatic installation in Benghazi, Libya. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Tom Smedinghoff)

Secretary of State John Kerry to visit with parents of slain U.S. diplomat

Secretary of State John Kerry said he is going to visit with the parents of slain diplomat Anne Smedinghoff during a stop in Chicago on Monday.

April 15, 2013

** FILE ** In this April 2, 2012, file photo, then Republican presidential candidate former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum speaks in Shawano, Wis. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Rick Santorum sent to hospital, cancels Iowa trip

Former GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum had to cancel his Monday speech in Iowa after he fell sick in South Carolina and was forced to seek treatment in a local hospital.

April 15, 2013

North Korean soldiers offer flowers for North Korean late leaders Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il at Mansu Hill in Pyongyang, North Korea, Monday, April 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)

North Koreans in the dark on war, prepare to mark founder’s birthday

North Korea took on a celebratory tone on Monday as residents poured into the streets of Pyongyang to mark the birthday of their first leader, Kim Il-sung.

April 15, 2013

James Joyce and Sylvia Beach outside the door of Shakespeare and Company on the Rue de l'Odeon in Paris in 1920

Commemorative coin misquoting James Joyce angers book fans

It's likely only scholars and avid readers of James Joyce will notice — but a misquote is a misquote. And it's now part of the Central Bank of Ireland's coin production.

April 12, 2013

Madonna

Melancholy for Madonna: Malawi accuses her of exaggerating aid

Malawi's president accused Madonna of exaggerating her charitable contributions to the country, and overplaying her prima donna card by demanding excessive VIP treatment.

April 12, 2013

8-year-old stalks Tennessee lawmaker into dropping welfare reform

An 8-year-old girl fueled by her anti-welfare reform caretakers followed a lawmaker around the Tennessee Capitol on Thursday until he was shamed into dropping his bill that tied a portion of benefits to students' academic progress.

April 12, 2013