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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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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu listens during a press conference in Jerusalem on Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2014. Netanyahu defended Israel's intense bombardment of Gaza, saying that despite the high civilian death toll it was a "justified" and "proportionate" response to Hamas attacks. (AP Photo/Jim Hollander, Pool)

Netanyahu asks U.S. to help Israel avoid war crime charge at ICC

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reached out to the United States for help with the public relations battle that's accompanying the trade of rocket fire with Hamas, and asked lawmakers to counter claims that the Jewish nation is committing war crimes when bombing Gaza.

August 7, 2014

Herman Cain (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Herman Cain insists tea party ‘is still very strong’

Former Republican candidate and one-time presidential hopeful Herman Cain — who's political star fell on the heels of adultery and sexual harassment allegations — says the tea party movement that he helps lead is far from ended.

August 7, 2014

Chick-fil-A. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

U.S. soldier: Army tossed me for opposing Obama, serving Chick-fil-A

A U.S. Army Band member said the Army threw him from its ranks because he drove a car with anti-Obama bumper stickers, read books by conservative radio host Sean Hannity and served sandwiches from the Christian-based Chick-fil-A chain at his party.

August 7, 2014

** FILE ** This March 1, 2014, file photo shows part of the website for HealthCare.gov, seen in Washington. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick, File)

Obamacare exemptions to grow to 25M by 2016: report

A new report from the Congressional Budget Office finds that the number of those who don't have to pay fines to opt out of Obamacare — the exempted class — is going to hit 25 million by 2016.

August 7, 2014

People lounge on Waikiki's beaches in Honolulu on Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2014. Hawaii residents prepared for what could be the first hurricane to hit the state in more than 20 years as weather officials said an approaching storm appears to have strengthened and will likely maintain its speed as it heads toward the islands. (AP Photo/Audrey McAvoy)

Hawaii braces for first direct hurricane hit in 22 years

Hawaiians are buying up supplies and boarding up windows, preparing for the first direct hit of a hurricane in 22 years.

August 7, 2014

FILE - In this Feb. 11, 2014, file photo, Sen. John Walsh, D-Mont., right, and his son Michael leave the Old Senate Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C, after a ceremonial swearing-in ceremony with Vice President Joe Biden. A U.S. Army War College official says Tuesday, July 29, 2014, the Department of Defense has taken the unusual step of overseeing a plagiarism investigation against Sen. Walsh. The Carlisle, Pa., college began the investigation after a New York Times story showed Walsh used others' work without attribution in a 2007 research paper required for a master's degree. Provost Lance Betros said the Defense Department intervention is very unusual and was done because Walsh is a member of Congress who is a military veteran. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke, File)

Montana newspapers call for Sen. John Walsh to quit race

Montana Sen. John E. Walsh's re-election bid just got a bit tougher, as two newspapers from his home state have called on him to quit or at least stop campaigning.

August 5, 2014

President Barack Obama speaks during a news conference in the Rose Garden of the White House, Wednesday, April 17, 2013, in Washington, about measures to reduce gun violence. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Obama credited with ‘remarkable’ act for taking reporters’ questions

President Obama apparently has dug himself so deep into the black hole called White House public relations that the media world sat up in shock when he actually told reporters at a recent press conference: "I'll take a question," he said.

August 5, 2014

** FILE ** In this April 16, 2014, photo, Yoshiki Sasai, deputy chief of the RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology, speaks during a press conference in Tokyo. Police said Sasai, 52, was found Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2014, at a government science institute RIKEN in Kobe, western Japan. Sasai had supervised and co-authored stem-cell research papers that had to be retracted due to falsified contents. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)

Japanese stem-cell scientist kills himself over scammed research

A famed Japanese stem-cell researcher who co-authored a study that was later retracted was found dead, hanging inside one of his research offices in an apparent suicide case.

August 5, 2014

"You cannot and should not extract [the] Christian foundations from the evolution of our nations any more than you can or should erase the spires from our landscapes," says Sayeeda Warsi, a Muslim member of Mr. Cameron's Cabinet. (Associated Press)

Muslim lawmaker resigns from British cabinet over handling of Gaza

The first Muslim to serve in the British cabinet resigned Tuesday, citing the government's "morally indefensible" approach to dealing with violence in Gaza.

August 5, 2014

Former Rep. Ron Paul describes his new voicesofliberty.com website as a "digital bully pulpit" for early stage political ideas. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Ron Paul pushes White House for clemency for Edward Snowden

Former Rep. Ron Paul has taken his push for clemency for Edward Snowden to a new level, announcing he's collected more than 37,000 signatures in the past five months -- about a third of what he says he needs to get a White House response.

August 5, 2014

FILE - Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley speaks with reporters in his office inside the Maryland State House in Annapolis, Md., in this April 7, 2014 file photo. O'Malley was returning to Iowa on Saturday, July 26, 2014 headlining a fundraiser for state Sen. Rita Hart in Clinton, a town on the banks of the Mississippi River, and another event in North Liberty for Kevin Kinney, a Johnson County sheriff's deputy seeking an open state Senate seat. After a Saturday night speech in Omaha to help the Nebraska Democratic Party, O&#8217;Malley was joining with Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jack Hatch, who is challenging Republican Gov. Terry Branstad, for fundraisers in western Iowa on Sunday and a canvassing kickoff in Sioux City. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Martin O’Malley says he’s ‘seriously considering’ running against Hillary Clinton

Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley admitted he's "seriously considering" a White House run in 2016.

August 5, 2014

Australia mulls making it a crime to travel to Iraq, Syria ‘without a valid reason’

Australia announced new travel rules for those seeking to go to and from Iraq and Syria, and other terrorist hotspots, as part of a package of counterterrorism initiatives that are expected to cost nearly $600 million to implement.

August 5, 2014

** FILE ** Two pedestrians stand near the Schine Student Center on the Syracuse University campus during a snow storm on Wednesday March 12, 2014, in Syracuse, N.Y. (AP Photo/The Syracuse Newspapers, Mike Greenlar)

Syracuse University named top party school of U.S. colleges

Move over University of Iowa. There's a new party school in town, and it's called Syracuse University.

August 5, 2014

FILE - Oct. 25, 2010 file photo, State Rep. Steven Palazzo, R-Biloxi speaks about his political hopes during a 4th Congressional District campaign brunch in Laurel, Miss. Gene Taylor, who spent 22 years representing south Mississippi in Congress wants his old seat back, but this time as a Republican. Palazzo, who beat Taylor in 2010, aims to hold on to Mississippi’s 4th Congressional District seat, which covers all of 13 counties and parts of a 14th, including the Gulf Coast and Pine Belt regions. Their rematch, this time inside the Republican primary, headlines six Congressional primaries set for Tuesday, June 3 ,2014.(AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Republican lawmaker passes out Bibles to 535 in Congress

Republican Rep. Steven Palazzo from Mississippi sent out a copy of the Holy Bible to each and every fellow member of Congress — all 535 of them — as a means of giving out "God's Word" and inspiring deeper policy meditations.

August 5, 2014

Secretary of State John Kerry gestures as he speaks in Washington, Monday, Aug. 4, 2014, during the Resilience and Food Security in a Changing Climate discussion at the US Africa Summit. President Barack Obama is gathering nearly 50 African heads of state in Washington for an unprecedented summit aimed in part at building his legacy on a continent where his commitment has been questioned. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

John Kerry presses for new climate change rules for farmers, fishers

Secretary of State John Kerry took a turn from international diplomacy to wade into the climate change debate, advising both America and Africa to adopt farming policies that recognize and respond to the "impacts of climate change," he said.

August 5, 2014

** FILE ** In this 2014 photo provided by the Samaritan's Purse aid organization, Dr. Kent Brantly, left, treats an Ebola patient at the Samaritan's Purse Ebola Case Management Center in Monrovia, Liberia. (Associated Press)

New York hospital patient’s Ebola test sets city on edge: ‘It’s scary’

A man who just came back from West Africa and entered a Manhattan hospital to get treated for the same symptoms suffered by Ebola patients has set New York City on edge, awaiting his test results in somewhat of a state of panic.

August 5, 2014

** FILE ** This handout file photo provided by the Tufts family shows Mayor Robert "Bobby" Tufts, right, shaking hands with a supporter in the tiny tourist town of Dorset, Minn. Tufts lost his bid for a third consecutive term as mayor of Dorset on Sunday, Aug. 4, 2014. (AP Photo/Courtesy Tufts Family, File)

Minnesota mayor, 5, loses re-election bid to 16-year-old

Apparently, 5-year-old Robert "Bobby" Tufts didn't give the people what they wanted. The boy, who served as mayor of Dorset since the age of 3, just lost his re-election bid to an older contender — a 16-year-old.

August 5, 2014

** FILE ** In this Nov. 30, 2007, file photo, backdrop by cooling towers of a power plant and chemical factory, miners shovel coal at a mine in Xiahuayuan county, north China's Hebei province. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty, File)

China bans all coal usage, sale in Beijing by 2020

China's latest clean air provision includes the outright banning of all usage and sales of coal in Beijing by the end of 2020.

August 5, 2014

**FILE** Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., center, the Democratic Policy Committee chairman, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., left, meet with reporters to urge passage of legislation to restore unemployment insurance benefits which expired Dec. 28, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Chuck Schumer presses to ban drone from spying on homes, businesses

Sen. Chuck Schumer said the federal government needs to hurry up and issue guidelines to stop drones from spying on innocent Americans.

August 4, 2014

Officers with the Grundy County Sheriff's Department burn a pile of marijuana on Thursday, July 31, 2014, in Altamont, Tenn. State and local officials cut down an estimated 30,000 to 40,000 large marijuana plants found on a Grundy County tree farm. (AP Photo/Chattanooga Times Free Press, Dan Henry)

The New York Times makes history with full-page ad for marijuana

The Sunday pages of The New York Times ran a historical first for the long-running newspaper — a full-page advertisement for marijuana that wasn't placed by an issue advocacy group.

August 4, 2014