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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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** 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)

Iranian President Ahmadinejad plots ‘extraordinary attack’ on clerics

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his would-be successor, Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei, are planning a coup to dismantle the cleric-run power structure of the government, the Times of Israel reports.

February 27, 2013

** FILE ** New York City police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly speaks on Jan. 27, 2012, during a news conference in New York. (Associated Press)

Hip-hop exec launches anti-gun crusade to trade firearms for tickets

One of New York's biggest names in hip-hop music has launched a campaign to get guns off the streets by trading weapons for concert tickets.

February 27, 2013

** FILE ** Egyptian guards patrol near the border with Israel. After decades of neglect and with the collapse of government authority, Egypt's Sinai Peninsula has become fertile ground for Islamic extremists, who are making inroads in the court system. (Associated Press)

Egypt seizes 60 anti-tank missiles smuggled from Libya

Egyptian authorities say they have seized 60 anti-tank missiles being trucked across the border from Libya.

February 27, 2013

**FILE** Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican, speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 12, 2013. (Associated Press)

Anti-Mitch McConnell PAC warned by FEC

A super PAC aiming to unseat Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell was warned by the Federal Election Commission after it missed a deadline for filing required reports.

February 27, 2013

Iran's heavy-water nuclear facilities near the central city of Arak, 150 miles southwest of Tehran, is pictured on Saturday, Jan. 15, 2011. (AP Photo/ISNA, Hamid Foroutan) ** FILE **

Satellite photo shows Iran has activated plant needed for nuclear bomb

Satellite images show Iran has started operations at its heavy-water production plant in Arak — a strong sign that the nation has taken yet another step in its quest for nuclear-weapons development.

February 27, 2013

New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg (AP Photo)

Emboldened Bloomberg sweeps into Washington for anti-gun campaign

New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg is set for meetings Wednesday on gun control with Vice President Joseph R. Biden, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Sen. John McCain, according to a report from Roll Call.

February 27, 2013

Gun owners and supporters participate in an Illinois Gun Owners Lobby Day rally at the Capitol in Springfield in March 2012. (Associated Press)

Illinois Dems push through bill banning guns on public buses, trains

A federal appeals court may have ordered Illinois politicos to pass a concealed-carry gun law by June, but that hasn't stopped Democrats from passing as many accompanying laws as possible that, in effect, moot the federal order.

February 27, 2013

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Comedian Jim Carrey raises brows with anti-church tweet

Comedian Jim Carrey just can't quit the cracks. First he puts down the Second Amendment. Then he disses the church and religion.

February 27, 2013

** FILE ** In this Friday July 14, 2006, file photo, teachers' union head Elba Esther Gordillo gestures as she arrives to attend a meeting with education workers a day after being expelled from Mexico's Institutional Revolutionary Party in Mexico City. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills, file)

Union leader in Mexico charged with embezzling dues for plastic surgery

A top teachers' union leader in Mexico has been arrested and charged with embezzling funds from the organization and blowing it on everything from shopping sprees at luxury U.S. retailers to plastic surgery.

February 27, 2013

Police in inflatable rubber boats shoot at a shark off Muriwai Beach near Auckland, New Zealand, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013, as they attempt to retrieve a body following a fatal shark attack. Police said a man was found dead in the water after being "bitten by a large shark." (AP Photo/Ross Land)

Shark attack off New Zealand beach kills swimmer as police shoot at maneater

Muriwai Beach in New Zealand was closed Wednesday after an estimated 14-foot-long shark killed a swimmer and then dodged bullets and disappeared, after police tried to shoot it.

February 27, 2013

** FILE ** Sen. Patrick J. Toomey, Pennsylvania Republican (Associated Press)

GOP draft bill in Senate would cede ‘power of the purse’ to Obama

A handful of Republicans in the Senate are passing around a draft copy of a bill that would, in essence, give President Obama the "power of the purse," according to a media report.

February 27, 2013

Rep. Keith Ellison, Minnesota Democrat (Associated Press) **FILE**

Democratic Rep. Keith Ellison attacks TV host Sean Hannity: ‘Immoral’ liar

Rep. Keith Ellison, Minnesota Democrat, attacked Fox News conservative host Sean Hannity on Tuesday evening, calling him an "immoral" liar and a sorry excuse for a journalist who furthers "yellow journalism."

February 27, 2013

Thomas Rabe, right, places a wedding ring on Robert Coffman's finger during a marriage ceremony at City Hall in Baltimore, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) ** FILE **

Scores of Republicans file legal brief in favor of gay marriage

Seventy-plus prominent Republicans have signed on to a legal brief they will file with the U.S. Supreme Court in favor of gay marriage.

February 27, 2013

A policeman stands in front of a wood-processing company in Menznau, Switzerland, where several people were killed in a shooting on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013. (AP Photo/Keystone, Urs Flueeler)

Switzerland shooting leaves 3 dead, 7 injured

Three are dead and 7 were injured at a shooting at Kronospan, a wood-processing plant in the small Swiss town of Menznau, outside Lucerne.

February 27, 2013

** FILE ** A student serves up dessert to classmates during lunch at the People for People Charter School on Monday, Feb. 25, 2013, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Philadelphia food police swap in costly school lunch menu

School officials at one Philadelphia school have joined an "Eatiquette" program to crack down on unhealthy eating, banning processed food and requiring students to partake in a more family-style dining atmosphere.

February 27, 2013

**FILE** Rep. Maxine Waters, California Democrat (Associated Press)

Democrats tell Republicans: Take down debt clock

Democrats opposed a Republican-backed move to mount a real-time national debt clock during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Tuesday, according to one media report.

February 27, 2013

** FILE ** In this April 21, 2010, file image provided by the U.S. Coast Guard, fire boat response crews battle the blazing remnants of the off shore oil rig Deepwater Horizon. (AP Photo/U.S. Coast Guard, File)

BP executive casts blame on Halliburton, Transocean for oil spill

BP wasn't the only one to blame for the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, a senior company executive said, during court testimony.

February 27, 2013

** FILE ** This Dec. 9, 2012, file photo shows an example of plastic bags used by many retailers. (Associated Press)

Texas retailers sue over plastic bag ban

Texas retailers are lashing back at an Austin ordinance that bans the use of plastic bags and have banded together in a lawsuit, claiming the new law poses a health and safety threat.

February 27, 2013

** FILE ** Vladimir Putin stalks the Tuva region of Siberia in this photo from August 2007. (Associated Press)

Cold Warrior Putin calls for Russian military upgrades as U.S. troop cuts loom

Russian President Vladimir Putin said the country needs an immediate and massive military upgrade by 2016 and has called on his top brass to put the wheels in motion.

February 27, 2013

Robin Kelly celebrates her special primary election win for Illinois' 2nd Congressional District, once held by Jesse Jackson Jr., over Debbie Halvorson, and Anthony Beale Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013, in Matteson, Ill., After a primary campaign dominated by gun control and economic woes, voters chose Kelly, the likely replacement for Jesse Jackson Jr. Tuesday, three months after his legal troubles and battle with depression forced the son of the civil rights leader to resign from Congress. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Democratic nominee in Illinois warns NRA: Your days ‘are coming to an end’

The Democratic nominee to take over former Rep. Jesse L. Jackson Jr.'s House seat vowed in her Tuesday evening victory speech to tackle gun-related violence and take a leadership role in the national debate over gun control.

February 27, 2013