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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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Obama to announce micro-chip benefit cards Friday

President Obama will visit the headquarters of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Friday where he's expected to announce a new change for those on the government dole — benefit cards currently embedded with a magnetic strip will likely switch over to a microchip.

October 16, 2014

Washington gunman opens fire on police, cruisers in three towns

Police in Washington and witnesses say a gunman with a "high-capacity" rifle went on a rampage against law enforcement, ultimately injuring an officer while firing at several more in three different towns.

October 16, 2014

Chicago ‘rattiest’ city in U.S., pest-control giant Orkin says

Chicago has been dubbed the most rat-infested city in the United States, based on a study of pest-control treatments performed by Orkin.

October 15, 2014

Navy veteran fined $500 by New York City over service pig

New York City slapped a $500 fine on a Navy veteran who keeps a therapy pig to help stabilize her emotionally, saying an ordinance is an ordinance and the beast falls under "wild animal" restrictions.

October 15, 2014

Meghan McCain: My dad, John McCain, can beat up Rand Paul

Meghan McCain took to SiriusXM airwaves with Howard Stern on Wednesday to say yes, it's true — her dad, Sen. John McCain, has little love for Sen. Rand Paul.

October 15, 2014

PBS under fire for documentary, ‘The Whiteness Project,’ on Caucasian hardships

PBS has a new documentary in the works, "The Whiteness Project," that attempts to show some of the experiences and hardships of being white — and it's already causing some consternation and controversies.

October 15, 2014

Obama’s Twitter account pleads to ‘stick it to the climate change deniers’

The official Twitter account of President Obama contained a pleading message to the environmental regulatory crowd to "stick it" to skeptics who don't believe that carbon dioxide emission crackdowns are the only way to save the world.

October 15, 2014

American killed by camel in Mexico wildlife center attack

An angry camel broke free of his wildlife center confines at a popular beach resort in Tulum, Mexico, charging at his 60-year-old American caretaker and killing him.

October 15, 2014

Southern Oregon University threatens to call police on students for distributing Constitution

Administrators at Southern Oregon University were caught in a constitutionally compromising position after telling students they couldn't pass out copies of the U.S. Constitution because they weren't abiding by the terms of the campus free-speech zone.

October 15, 2014

From hope to nope: Respect for Obama plummets in eyes of Americans

President Obama in the lead-up to November's elections can't shake the disfavor of the American public, and his numbers have dropped to all-time lows in at least one poll from ABC News and The Washington Post, released Wednesday.

October 15, 2014

Michelle Obama gets her rap on with turnip in healthy eating video

Move over, Mr. President. First lady Michelle Obama has found a new dance partner — a softball-sized turnip, which she holds closely in her hand while rapping and bobbing in a new and brief video to promote healthy eating.

October 15, 2014

Converse sues Wal-Mart plus 30 companies over Chuck Taylor knock-offs

Converse Inc. has said enough is enough — no more knock-offs of its signature Chuck Taylor sneakers. The Nike subsidiary has launched a lawsuit against 31 companies, alleging breach of trademark.

October 15, 2014

Deacons sue to cast adulterous, AIDS-ridden Baptist minister from church

Deacons at Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church in Alabama have launched a lawsuit to oust their minister, the Rev. Juan McFarland, after he first admitted to several affairs with parish women — and then confessed he has AIDS.

October 15, 2014

Obama faults world for ‘not doing enough’ on Ebola

President Obama took to a Joint Base Andrews podium outside Washington and told an audience that included representatives from 21 different nations: The world isn't stepping up to the plate to fight Ebola.

October 15, 2014

CDC’s Tom Frieden goes on defense: ‘I’m focused on protecting Americans 24/7’ from Ebola

Tom Frieden, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, hunkered into defense mode during a televised interview on Fox News, telling host Megyn Kelly that those who are calling for his resignation are off the mark.

October 15, 2014

Neil Young on Obama: ‘Impeach him for fracking’

Music legend Neil Young had some harsh words on President Obama's job performance, telling a Comedy Central audience of Stephen Colbert fans that the commander in chief ought to be impeached.

October 15, 2014

Joe Biden to black crowd: This ‘white boy’ says tea party is ‘crazy’

Vice President Joseph R. Biden, in a closed-door session with black clergy members in Wilmington, South Carolina, referred to himself as the only "white boy" for miles around and then went on to slam the Republican Party.

October 15, 2014