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Cheryl K. Chumley

Cheryl K. Chumley

cchumley@washingtontimes.com

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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A woman holds an LED candle as she offers prayers during a mass prayer for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sunday, April 6, 2014. The head of the multinational search for the missing Malaysia airlines jet said that electronic pulses reportedly picked up by a Chinese ship are an encouraging sign but stresses they are not yet verified. (AP Photo/Lai Seng Sin)

Military urged to stay away from National Day of Prayer event

The Military Religious Freedom Foundation, run by former Air Force member Mikey Weinstein, is petitioning U.S. military leaders to abstain from attending a National Day of Prayer, saying the annual event is nothing short of right-wing Christian fundamentalism.

April 18, 2014
** FILE ** Retired surgeon Ben Carson. (Associated Press)

Ben Carson presidential PAC outpaces Hillary, GOP

The push for Ben Carson to run for president in 2016 is picking up steam, as a group encouraging him to run has raised more money in the first three months of this year than the group rallying behind Hillary Rodham Clinton, or those tied to Rand Paul, Marco Rubio and other potential GOP candidates.

April 18, 2014
**FILE** Freshly-made chocolate bunnies are seen here at the Lake Champlain Chocolates factory in Burlington, Vt., on Feb. 1, 2011. (Associated Press)

Chocolate costs soar, becoming ‘unaffordable’ luxury

Snag those Easter bunny chocolate deals before they're gone. Market costs of cocoa — and consequently, chocolate — are soaring to such highs that some industry insiders predict its price per pound will soon rival that of top-end champagne.

April 18, 2014
Whoopi Goldberg responds during an interview in her dressing room in New York, July 31, 2008. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File) ** FILE **

Whoopi Goldberg, pot connoisseur, gets job as marijuana columnist

Whoopi Goldberg — an admitted medical marijuana user who smokes from a vaporizing pen to relieve the pain of glaucoma — is going to be putting her pot knowledge to good use, taking on regular columnist duties for The Denver Post as its cannabis expert.

April 18, 2014
Ann Coulter (Associated Press) **FILE**

Ann Coulter takes up ‘Mitt Romney for President’ chant again

Conservative columnist Ann Coulter — who used her talk show platform in the last presidential election cycle to campaign hard for former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney — has taken up the mantra once again, calling on Republicans to give the failed White House bidder another shot in 2016.

April 18, 2014
This May 5, 2011, photo shows Rep. Walter Jones, North Carolina Republican, speaking on Capitol Hill. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg) ** FILE **

Lawmakers rail against Air Force rules on religious expression

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are pushing back at the Air Force's crackdown on religious expression, penning a letter that requests the military branch adopt what they say is a more constitutional policy regarding First Amendment freedoms, especially for cadets.

April 17, 2014