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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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Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

Morsi friends join foes, pressure leader for unity

President Mohammed Morsi faced calls to unify and settle Egypt's ongoing unrest from a somewhat surprising source on Wednesday. Hardline Islamists normally loyal to the Muslim Brotherhood-backed leader asked him to join with liberal opposition party members.

January 30, 2013

** FILE ** A caregiver picks out a marijuana bud for a patient at a marijuana dispensary in Denver on Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)

Western states swing Democrat

Go West, young man — a quote centered on America's expansion toward the Pacific Ocean — might as well apply to Democrats now.

January 30, 2013

** FILE ** A couple walk by Lexus models displayed at a Toyota Motor Corp. showroom in Tokyo on Monday, Nov. 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

Toyota recall targets more than 1 million cars

Toyota has recalled more than a million cars around the world because of defects with the air bags and windshield wipers, according to media reports.

January 30, 2013

**FILE** President Obama is greeted Oct. 31, 2012, by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie upon his arrival at Atlantic City International Airport in Atlantic City, N.J. Obama traveled to the region to take an aerial tour of the Atlantic Coast in New Jersey in areas damaged by superstorm Sandy. (Associated Press)

N.J. Gov. Christie enjoys record support — from Democrats

New Jersey's Governor Chris Christie has found his niche and it is deep within the ranks of the Democratic Party, according to media reports that indicate high favor from liberals — to the tune of 62 percent — for the Republican governor.

January 30, 2013

Madison, left, and Pepper, both Russell Terriers, sit on their owners lap before a news conference in New York, Monday, Jan. 28, 2013. Russell Terriers are one of two breeds competing for the first time this year in the 137th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, which starts on Feb. 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

AKC: Labrador retriever unseats Yorkshire terrier as top dog

The Yorkshire terrier is no longer top dog in New York City. According to an American Kennel Club survey, the favorite canine for city dwellers is now the Labrador retriever.

January 30, 2013

Thorsten Heins, CEO of Research in Motion, which is changing its name to BlackBerry, introduces the BlackBerry 10 on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013, in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Research in Motion launches next-generation BlackBerry phones

Research in Motion unveiled its new lineup of smartphones, under the next-generation BlackBerry 10 operating system, during a Wednesday presentation to bolster excitement for its latest technology.

January 30, 2013

** FILE ** A surveillance camera is seen across the street from a Cabrini Green housing project building in Chicago in 2010. Thousands of surveillance cameras keep Chicago under closer watch than any other U.S. city. The John Hancock Center is in the background. (Associated Press)

Liberal thought: Chicago’s murder rate due to climate change

Christie Hefner, with the liberal Center for American Progress, told MSNBC's "Morning Joe" listeners that climate change is the cause, in part, for Chicago's high murder rate.

January 30, 2013

** FILE ** Colin Powell, a secretary of state in the George W. Bush administration and a former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meets with President Obama in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington in December 2010. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

No surrender! Republican Powell defends voting for Obama

Former Secretary of State and self-declared Republican Colin Powell said he voted for Democrat Barack Obama for president — twice — because of concerns over the economy, according to a Fox News broadcast of Bill O'Reilly's show, "The Factor."

January 30, 2013

Rep. Jeff Flake, Arizona Republican (Associated Press)

Flake to Obama: Security first, citizenship second

Sen. Jeff Flake, in Wednesday morning comments on Fox News, said President Obama ought to look at border security first and pathways to citizenship second, given the security and fiscal issues facing this nation.

January 30, 2013

Sunni hardline preacher Sheikh Ahmad Assir speaks during a protest against an anti-Islam movie, in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Sept. 21, 2012. Anger over insults to Islam's Prophet Muhammad isn't enough to bring Lebanon's divided Sunni and Shiite Muslims together. The two sects, which have been locked in sometimes violent political competition, held separate protests Friday. Sunni protesters accused Shiite Hezbollah of using the demonstrators to distract from the fighting in neighboring Syria. (AP Photo/Ahmad Omar)

Hezbollah arms shipment destroyed in Israeli jet strike

Israel isn’t confirming, but Middle East news outlets report Israeli jets have struck a target near the Syria-Lebanon border in an effort to stop the transport of missiles into Hezbollah hands.

January 30, 2013

In this Tuesday, Jan 29, 2013, photo, residents look over the school bus where a shooting occurred near Destiny Church along U.S. 231, just north of Midland City, Ala. (AP Photo/The Dothan Eagle, Danny Tindell)

Alabama gunman still holds 6-year-old boy hostage

A hostage situation involving an armed Alabama man and a 6-year-old boy has entered its second day, as police report the man has now bunkered the child in some type of underground shelter.

January 30, 2013

** FILE ** A job seeker grabs a flier advertising a job at Orange County One Stop Center in Westminster, Calif., on Jan. 4, 2013. (Associated Press)

Surprise: U.S. economy shrinks for first time in near four years

More bad financial news has hit the nation, as the Commerce Department reports the U.S. economy has shrunk for the first time in three-and-a-half years, by 0.1 percent in the fourth quarter.

January 30, 2013

** FILE ** In this Jan. 10, 2010, file photo, New England Patriots linebacker Junior Seau (55) warms up on the field before an NFL wild-card playoff football game in Foxborough, Mass. Star linebacker Junior Seau had a degenerative brain disease when he committed suicide last May, the National Institutes of Health told The Associated Press on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

NFL players union spends $100 million to learn why violent game shortens lives

Why do football players die early? That's the topic of research for a $100 million Harvard University study, to be funded by the National Football League Players Association.

January 30, 2013

FDR

Obama inaugural reveals FDR-like ‘Second Bill of Rights’

President Obama's drive for dramatic reforms in American politics and policy is a near copycat of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's 1944 push for a Second Bill of Rights, according to one legal scholar, Cass Sunstein.

January 30, 2013

**FILE** A statue of former Treasury Secretary Albert Gallatin stands outside the Treasury Building in Washington on Aug. 8, 2011. (Associated Press)

Brace for more IRS paperwork: Obamacare costs in new W-2 tax forms

Internal Revenue Service W-2 forms are in the mail, and recipients this month will see something new: The total costs the employer pays for health care coverage.

January 30, 2013

** FILE ** Transportation Security Administration chief John S. Pistole. (Associated Press)

EEOC launches probe of TSA ‘hostile work environment’

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is investigating the Transportation Security Administration for creating a "hostile work environment," according to Tuesday media reports.

January 30, 2013

**FILE** Sen. Jeff Sessions, Alabama Republican

Sen. Sessions calls for firing of ICE director

Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions, in Tuesday floor remarks, called for the firing of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement head for failing to uphold and enforce border laws.

January 30, 2013

Wild monkey mob rampages Indonesian village

A surprise attack by a mob of wild monkeys has panicked a village in eastern Indonesia, as residents report attacks, injuries and home damage.

January 30, 2013

** FILE ** In this March 8, 2012, file photo, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia speaks at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)

Scalia scoffed for claiming Constitution is ‘dead’ document

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia is drawing fire from legal colleagues for his characterization of the U.S. Constitution as a "dead" document — that is, judges should not take it upon themselves to interpret its clauses via modern meanings.

January 30, 2013

This photo made available by Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, England, shows Malala Yousufzai saying goodbye as she is discharged from the hospital to continue her rehabilitation at her family’s temporary home in the area, Friday, Jan. 4, 2013. The teenage Pakistani girl was shot in the head by the Taliban. (AP Photo/Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham)

Malala Yousafzai, Pakistani schoolgirl shot by Taliban, set for more surgery

The Pakistani teen shot by the Taliban for her advocacy of education for girls is scheduled for more surgery, according to various media reports.

January 30, 2013