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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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NBC host to Wayne LaPierre: You’re ‘thwarting the will’ of Americans

NBC David Gregory accused National Rifle Association CEO Wayne LaPierre of ignoring the voice of the American people on certain Democratic inspired gun control measures during a "Meet the Press" interview on Sunday.

March 25, 2013

U.S. hands over Bagram prison in Afghanistan

The United States has ceded control of its last prison in Afghanistan, the informally dubbed Bagram facility, bringing an end to two years of strained relations and disputes over which country controls prisoners.

March 25, 2013

U.S. to join Arab nations and restart peace talks, Palestinian official says

The United States will take a lead role in restarting Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, said one senior Palestinian official on Monday.

March 25, 2013

Stanford University drops pro-capitalism course; keeps one questioning free market

A popular course with a pro-capitalism slant has been cut from Stanford University course listings. Called "Moral Foundations of Capitalism," the class received rave reviews. Meanwhile, the "Moral Limits of the Market" will continue

March 22, 2013

Debbie Wasserman Schultz: Sequester nearly starving staffers

Automatic federal cuts are bringing staffers to the brink of starvation, suggested Debbie Wasserman Schultz, at a recent House Legislative Branch Appropriations Subcommittee hearing.

March 22, 2013

5-year-old suspended for toy gun in Mass. school

A Hopkinton, Mass., mother is expressing outrage that administrators at Center School suspended her five-year-old son for bringing a toy gun into class.

March 22, 2013

British ad showcases Michelle Obama as crown-wearing queen

It may be just an advertisement, but it does grab attention. And it shows just how much the Brits really do love first lady Michelle Obama.

March 22, 2013

Female sailor found shot aboard Navy ship dies from wound

A 19-year-old female sailor discovered aboard a Navy ship off San Diego with a gunshot wound has died, naval officials said.

March 22, 2013

Illegal aliens killed in police chase in Texas

A truck being chased by police at a Navy site in Texas crashed and killed six illegal aliens aboard, police officials said.

March 22, 2013

State of emergency declared in Myanmar town racked by riot

Mobs in Myanmar stormed Muslim homes and mosques, setting fires and killing residents, in a massive riot that's steeped in sectarian tensions.

March 22, 2013

Punxsutawney Phil ‘indicted’ by prosecutor for chilly spring

A prosecutor in Ohio has filed a criminal "indictment" against Punxsutawney Phil, the groundhog who makes an annual appearance to predict the start of spring.

March 22, 2013

Police believe white supremacist may have murdered Tom Clements

Police are honing in on a killed white supremacist on parole as a key suspect in the shooting death of Colorado prisons' official Tom Clements and a pizza delivery man.

March 22, 2013

U.N.’s latest campaign: Bringing toilets to the world

Move over peacekeeping. The United Nations has a new campaign: Turning the world into an "open defecation-free zone."

March 22, 2013

Mystery of dead pigs in Shanghai grows to 16,000

More than 16,000 dead pigs have been pulled from Shanghai rivers in the past couple weeks. The rivers feed into the city's drinking water supply, The Associated Press reports.

March 22, 2013

Three Marines dead in shooting at Quantico base

Three Marines — a male and female victim and the suspected male shooter — are dead following a Thursday evening shooting at the base in Quantico, Va.

March 22, 2013

Body language experts: Obama likes Peres better than Netanyahu

Tensions between President Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have smoothed and warmed, if body language experts watching the two leaders interact this week are to be believed.

March 21, 2013