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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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** FILE ** In this Monday, March 18, 2013, file image taken from video obtained from the Shaam News Network, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, the free Syrian Army fighters fire at Syrian army soldiers during a fierce firefight in Daraa al-Balad, Syria. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network via AP video, File)

Syria takes ‘very significant’ action and pulls troops from Golan

Syria President Bashar Assad has pulled thousands of soldiers from the Golan Heights and relocated them to Damascus, at the forefront of battle lines, leaving Israel's border open to rebel forces. In addition, a Syrian government official says a car bomb in central Damascus has killed 10 people, The Associated Press reported.

April 8, 2013

** FILE* ** In this Sept. 21, 2012, photo, North Korean workers assemble Western-style suits at the South Korean-run ShinWon Corp. garment factory inside the Kaesong industrial complex in Kaesong, North Korea. On Wednesday, April 3, 2013, North Korea refused entry to South Koreans trying to cross the Demilitarized Zone to get to their jobs managing factories in the North Korean city of Kaesong. (AP Photo/Jean H. Lee)

South Korea backtracks on missile statements, as North pulls workers

A leading South Korean official backtracked Monday from claims he made about North Korea prepping for an underground nuclear missile test.

April 8, 2013

In this Dec. 24, 2011 photo, Baltimore Ravens linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo looks on from the sideline in the second half of an NFL football game against the Cleveland Browns in Baltimore. Minnesota Vikings punter Chris Kluwe has argued against a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage in Minnesota. Kluwe also defended Baltimore linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo after he was criticized by a Maryland politician for publicly supporting gay marriage. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

NFL linebacker Ayanbadejo: Four gay players plan to come out

Word is four National Football League players are on their way out — of the closet, that is.

April 5, 2013

** FILE ** Japanese Prime Minister Shinzou Abe. (Associated Press)

Japan announces new U.S. plan for Okinawa withdrawal

Japan may soon get back control of land the U.S. military currently occupies at its base in Okinawa.

April 5, 2013

** FILE ** A sign showing the town seal and a black ribbon is posted on the door of an antique colonial home in the historic district near the funeral for 6-year-old student and shooting victim Jack Pinto in Newtown, Conn., Monday, Dec. 17, 2012. A gunman opened fire at Sandy Hook Elementary School in the town, killing 26 people, including 20 children before killing himself on Friday. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

ATF yanks firearms license of shop that sold guns used in Newtown shooting

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has yanked the licenses of the gun store that sold the weapons that were used in the Newtown shootings.

April 5, 2013

** FILE ** In this Nov. 11, 2012, file photo, Roger Waters (left), formerly of Pink Floyd, performs with injured service members at the sixth annual Stand Up For Heroes benefit concert in New York. (Associated Press)

Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters, who is pro-Palestinian, abruptly cancels Jewish stop

Roger Waters — the founder of Pink Floyd and a vocal Palestinian movement supporter — abruptly canceled a scheduled speaking event before a Jewish audience in New York City.

April 5, 2013

** FILE ** In this Jan. 31, 2013, file photo, Budweiser and Corona may share shelves in stores, but they can’t share an owner, the Justice Department said in an antitrust lawsuit to block a $20 billion merger between Anheuser-Busch InBev, America’s biggest beer company, and Mexico’s Grupo Modelo. (Associated Press)

Alaskan town looks to ban walking while drunk in public

Bethel, Alaska, government leaders are fed up with drunks who behave poorly in public, and they have moved to pass an ordinance banning walking under the influence.

April 5, 2013

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Don Imus: ‘Jesus may have been gay’

Syndicated radio talk show host Don Imus has come under fire for comments he made during a recent broadcast in which he suggested that Jesus was a homosexual.

April 5, 2013

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Indiana University awarded $423K stimulus to explore ‘condom use problems’

Trustees at Indiana University reported this week that a study on how to properly use condoms had been completed — and that funding for the research had come from federal stimulus dollars, to the tune of $423,500.

April 5, 2013

This combo made from photos released by the El Paso County, Colo., Sheriff's office shows Thomas James Guolee, 31, left, and James Franklin Lohr, 47, who are wanted for questioning in the Tom Clements homicide investigation. Lohr is described as 6 feet tall, 160 pounds, with blond hair, brown eyes and several tattoos. Guolee is a 31 year old male described as 5 feet 9 inches tall, 160 pounds, with blond hair, blue eyes and several tattoos. (AP Photo/El Paso Sheriff)

White supremacist arrested on ties to prison head Tom Clements’ murder

Police in Texas arrested a white supremacist group member to question him in the murder of Colorado's correction chief, Tom Clements.

April 5, 2013

** FILE ** Pope Francis salutes as he arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter Square at the Vatican Wednesday, April 3, 2013. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Pope vows to act ‘with determination’ against abusers

Pope Francis said Friday that the Catholic Church was going to take decisive action against members of the clergy found guilty of sex abuse.

April 5, 2013

**FILE** Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, accompanied by Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, speaks Feb. 20, 2013, about the federal health care overhaul during a news conference at City Hall in Philadelphia. (Associated Press)

Judge tells FDA to provide morning-after pill for all ages

A federal judge has ruled that the Food and Drug Administration must allow females of all ages over-the-counter access to the morning-after pill.

April 5, 2013

Sarah Merkle of Maryland. (Screen shot of YouTube.com video)

Teen takes Maryland, and nation, by storm with pro-gun arguments

A video of a 15-year-old Maryland girl who effectively argued for the Second Amendment and against gun control to state lawmakers in three succinct minutes — and who holds political aspirations — has gone viral.

April 5, 2013

** FILE ** In this Thursday, March 28, 2013, file image taken from video obtained from the Ugarit News, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, fighters from the Syrian Free Army fire on a Syrian army position in Deal less than 15 kilometers (10 miles) from the Jordanian border in Daraa province, Syria. (AP Photo/Ugarit News via AP video, File)

Hamas cuts ties with Assad and sends military to train rebels

The military wing of Hamas has upped its support for Syrian rebels fighting to topple President Bashar Assad and is now providing training.

April 5, 2013

** FILE ** Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. (Associated Press)

Attorney General Eric Holder: Jail time for blacks is too long

Attorney General Eric Holder expressed "concern" Thursday evening that black men are unfairly served with longer prison sentences than white men and that America's prison system demands overhaul.

April 5, 2013

** FILE ** Argentinian President Cristina Kirchner with Pope Francis in this Twitter photo posted on Kirchner's social media page.

Uruguay head calls Argentina’s Cristina Kirchner ‘old hag’

Uruguay President Jose Mujica committed a diplomatic blunder Thursday when he failed to notice his microphone's on button and referred to his counterpart, Argentina's Cristina Kirchner, and her husband, with a disparaging comments.

April 5, 2013

** FILE ** The tails of Qantas planes are lined up at Sydney Airport in Sydney, Australia, on Sunday, Oct. 30, 2011. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

Qantas airline bans pork in deference to Islam

Qantas, which just forged a partnership with the Middle Eastern airline Emirates, has banned all pork on its menu for travelers going to and from Europe in respect for Islam.

April 5, 2013

** FILE ** In this April 3, 2013, photo, a worker pushes a cart as live pigeons are sold at a cage at a poultry wholesale market in Shanghai China. China announced a sixth death from the new bird flu H7N9 strain Friday, while authorities in Shanghai halted the sale of live fowl and slaughtered all poultry at a market where the virus was detected in pigeons being sold for meat. The first cases were announced Sunday. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

China kills 20,000 birds in flu investigation

Chinese officials put to death 20,000-plus birds on Friday after an investigation into an unusual strain of flu that was sweeping the region led back to a Shanghai live-poultry trading facility.

April 5, 2013

**FILE** Smoke rises March 15, 2011, from the badly damaged Unit 3 reactor (left), next to the Unit 4 reactor covered by an outer wall at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear complex in Okuma, Japan. The emergency command center at Japan's stricken nuclear plant shook violently when hydrogen exploded at Unit 3 and the plant chief reacted by shouting, "This is serious, this is serious," reveal videos of the crisis as it happened. (Associated Press/Tokyo Electric Power Co., File)

Power fails again at Japan’s ailing nuclear plant

Troubles continue at Japan's tsunami-damaged nuclear reactor, as the Fukushima facility was hit by a two-hour power delay — its second shutdown in a month.

April 5, 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 hints another White House run likely

Rick Santorum didn't commit, but he did give a strong indication that a second White House run in 2016 is likely.

April 5, 2013