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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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In this June 16, 2014, file photo, demonstrators chant pro-Islamic State group slogans as they carry the group's flags in front of the provincial government headquarters in Mosul, 225 miles (360 kilometers) northwest of Baghdad. (AP Photo, File) **FILE**

Syrian woman accused of adultery is stoned to death by her father

A Syrian woman who was accused of committing adultery was captured on video pleading with her father to forgive her — and he finally did, but then joined with Islamic State terrorists to stone her to death, a video revealed.

October 23, 2014

Rep. Peter King, New York Republican (Associated Press) **FILE**

Peter King on terrorism: ‘We have to be more aggressive’

Rep. Peter King said during a Fox News interview that the United States was falling down on the job when it came to protecting against terrorists.

October 23, 2014

Former President Ronald Reagan. (The Washington Times) ** FILE **

Author calls for South to secede and form country called Reagan

A conservative columnist-turned-author is calling on southern states to secede from the rest of the nation and form their own country, called Reagan.

October 23, 2014

University of North Carolina President Tom Ross, left, and Chancellor Carol Folt talk during a special joint meeting of the University of North Carolina Board of Governors and the UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Trustees in Chapel Hill, N.C., Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014. The board gathered to discuss the results of an independent investigation of past academic irregularities. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

UNC rocked by massive, decades-long cheating scandal

The University of North Carolina campus is in shock, rocked by a massive cheating scandal that apparently involved thousands of student-athletes and spanned almost two decades.

October 23, 2014

Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, is interviewed, Monday, Oct. 13, 2014, in Lebanon, Ohio. (AP Photo/Al Behrman) ** FILE **

Confident GOPers prepping now for Election Day victory parties

Republicans aren't exactly waiting until the last minute to prepare for possible wins on Election Day this November — they're so sure of victory, they're getting the party packages together now.

October 23, 2014

In this frame grab taken from video, Canada Prime Minister Stephen Harper speaks during a televised address to the nation in Ottawa, Ontario, Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014. (AP Photo/APTN, Pool)

Stephen Harper, Canada’s prime minister: ‘We will not be intimidated … never’

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper reacted to the terrorist storming and shooting of a war memorial and then Parliament with a blunt, aggressive message: This nation will not bury its head.

October 23, 2014

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks to a crowd during a rally to urge the reelection of Colo. Sen. Mark Udall to the Senate, on the campus of the University of Colorado, in Boulder, Colo., Friday, Oct. 17, 2014. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

Elizabeth Warren switches tune on 2016: I’m not shutting door to White House run

Sen. Elizabeth Warren's new language regarding a possible White Houser run in 2016 has taken a decided turn from "heck, no" to "maybe."

October 23, 2014

A man takes pictures next to Chinese paramilitary policemen sitting on a bench before a friendly soccer match between Argentina and Brazil at the Bird's Nest National Stadium in Beijing, China, Saturday, Oct. 11, 2014. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) ** FILE **

China, Iran defense chiefs vow closer military-to-military ties

Top Chinese and Iranian military officials have committed to closer ties and a more unified approach to dealing with U.S. naval dominance in the Asian-Pacific region.

October 23, 2014

Student protesters hold a rally at Cairo University in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2014. Security officials said police backed by armored vehicles have stormed the campuses of at least two prominent Egyptian universities to quell anti-government protests by students. Sunday's largest rallies took place at Cairo and the Islamist al-Azhar universities. They were organized by supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi. (AP Photo/El Shorouk, Aly Hazzaa) EGYPT OUT

Bomb outside Cairo University leaves 10 wounded

A bomb was detonated right by Cairo University, Egypt's largest place for higher learning, leaving 10 injured, including six police officers.

October 22, 2014

White House press secretary Josh Earnest answers a question about the release of Jeffrey Fowle, one of three Americans being held in North Korea, during the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

White House to election-year Democrats: Don’t blame Obama

President Obama is not to blame for what ails Democrats at the polls — that's the word from White House press secretary Josh Earnest to vulnerable candidates who are fleeing the commander-in-chief's presence.

October 22, 2014

President Barack Obama cast a ballot at the Dr. Martin Luther King Community Service Center Monday, Oct. 20, 2014, in Chicago, while participating in early voting. Obama took a break from campaigning for Gov. Pat Quinn, D-Ill., to cast an early ballot for the 2014 midterm elections. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Obama to go ‘full Mussolini’ after election: Mark Levin

Conservative radio host Mark Levin warned the American public during a Fox News television appearance that President Obama has nothing to lose in his last couple years in office and will press forward with aggression and fervor to realize his agenda.

October 22, 2014

Jenny Beth Martin, co-founder of Tea Party Patriots (Associated Press)

Tea partyers toe GOP line and back moderates for Senate

Tea Party Patriots and Tea Party Express members say it's more important to win the Senate than elect hardcore conservatives, and they have put out the word: Moderates like Sen. Pat Roberts and Sen. Scott Brown have their support.

October 22, 2014

Alveda King is a niece of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Alveda King: ‘Voting the color of someone’s skin’ is not smart politics

Alveda King, the outspoken niece of the late Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., said in a blunt television interview that blacks shouldn't simply vote based on a candidate's skin color — that it's not smart politics.

October 22, 2014

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks to a crowd during a rally to urge the reelection of Colo. Sen. Mark Udall to the Senate, on the campus of the University of Colorado, in Boulder, Colo., Friday, Oct. 17, 2014. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

Elizabeth Warren: Senate has been nothing but a ‘big, male dominated’ institution

Sen. Elizabeth Warren says her colleague Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is right -- sexism in the Senate is alive and kicking.

October 22, 2014

In this undated file photo provided by the Toledo Zoo, baby polar bear cubs Suka and Sakari, born in November 2012 are seen at the zoo in Toledo, Ohio. (AP Photo/The Toledo Zoo, File)

Canadian town cancels trick-or-treating over fear of polar bears

So much for trick-or-treating on Halloween for one Canadian town. The blooming polar bear population on the small hamlet of Arviat has caused enough concern among parents and officials that they've called off the door-to-door candy begs.

October 22, 2014

United Methodist pastor Frank Schaefer, right, hugs the Rev. David Wesley Brown after a news conference Tuesday, June 24, 2014, at First United Methodist Church of Germantown in Philadelphia. Schaefer, who presided over his son's same-sex wedding ceremony and vowed to perform other gay marriages if asked, can return to the pulpit after a United Methodist Church appeals panel on Tuesday overturned a decision to defrock him. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Methodist pastor defrocked over gay wedding gets Judicial Council scrutiny

A Methodist pastor who was defrocked after he performed a wedding ceremony for his son and his son's male partner — but who was then reinstated by an appeals board — is due for another hearing before the church's highest judicial body.

October 22, 2014

The Abraj Al-Bait Towers with the four-faced clocks stands over the holy Kabaa, as Muslims encircle it inside the Grand Mosque during the annual pilgrimage, known as the hajj, in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Sunday, Oct. 5, 2014. Muslims around the world celebrated the start of Islam's biggest holiday on Saturday as more than 2 million pilgrims took part in one of the final rites of the annual hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

Top Saudi cleric fumes: Twitter ‘the source of all evil and devastation’

A leading Muslim cleric in Saudi Arabia said in a recent televised broadcast that Twitter is downright evil — and in fact, he said, is the "source of all evil."

October 22, 2014

Ne-Yo sings during the REVOLT Music Conference Gala Dinner at Fontainebleau Miami Beach on Oct. 17, 2014, in Miami Beach, Florida. (Photo by Marc Serota/Invision for REVOLT/AP Images)

South Florida politicos press to be 51st state, are upset at climate change

Several politicians in South Florida, frustrated by what they perceive as a lack of attention from the higher-ups on the political chain regarding climate change, said they want to form a new state.

October 22, 2014

White House senior adviser Valerie Jarrett (Associated Press) **FILE**

Valerie Jarrett, post-spine surgery, ‘making progress every day’

One of President Obama's top advisers, Valerie Jarrett, has emerged from spinal surgery in good condition and was given the OK to return to work in the coming days.

October 22, 2014

A man sits in a chair in front of a beach as Hurricane Gonzalo approaches to the area in Fajardo, Puerto Rico, Monday, Oct. 13, 2014. Hurricane Gonzalo formed Monday in the Caribbean and was on course to move out over open ocean after buffeting Antigua and nearby islands with heavy rain and wind. (AP Photo/Ricardo Arduengo)

Puerto Rico judge upholds gay marriage ban

A federal judge in Puerto Rico said yes, the territory may in fact keep intact a ban on gay marriage — a ruling that legal minds say could now reverberate among Northeastern states.

October 22, 2014