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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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U.S. Soldiers assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 525th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade look at a sheep during a mission to the Shorabak district center of Kandahar province, Afghanistan, March 26, 2011. The purpose of the mission was to conduct a site survey of the Zone 3 Afghan National Police station to see what improvements are necessary. (DoD photo by Sgt. Canaan Radcliffe, U.S. Army/Released)

‘XStat’ invention seals bullet wounds in 15 seconds

A new creation called XStat — a spongy substance that seals bullets wounds in 15 seconds — is being hailed as the savior of U.S. battlefield soldiers and a new way to treat gun injuries.

February 4, 2014

President Obama and White House National Security Adviser Susan E. Rice (Associated Press/File)

Susan Rice blasts tweets at Israel for criticizing John Kerry

Susan Rice — the national security adviser who rocked headlines by repeating the White House message that Benghazi's fatal terror attack was started by an anti-Muslim video — has now jumped to the administration's defense once again.

February 4, 2014

Bill O'Reilly and President Obama (billoreilly.com)

Obama gripes: ‘Of course’ Fox News is biased and unfair

President Obama may not be totally sure what happened in Benghazi, or with the IRS targeting of tea party groups. But of Fox News he's certain: The cable media giant is inherently biased and unfair.

February 4, 2014

** FILE ** In this June 12, 2013, file photo, workers assemble Volkswagen Passat sedans at the German automaker's plant in Chattanooga, Tenn. Workers at Volkswagen's only U.S. factory will decide in February 2014 whether to be represented by the United Auto Workers union. (AP Photo/ Erik Schelzig, file)

Volkswagen’s sole U.S. factory to vote on union

An estimated 3,000 workers at America's only Volkswagen auto manufacturer will soon settle the crucial question: To unionize, or not to unionize?

February 4, 2014

Some of President Obama's staunchest supporters are wondering why he left their causes off his executive to-do list. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Obama’s agenda will tank, say 56 percent of Americans

President Obama's agenda may be headed for trouble, given the results of a new poll that shows 56 percent of Americans believe his policies will fail.

February 4, 2014

Child, 4, drowns in swimming pool on cruise liner near N.C. coast

A 4-year-old child was pulled from a swimming pool on the Norwegian Cruise Line ship and pronounced dead by drowning seconds later, Coast Guard Petty Officer Adam SanSoucie said.

February 4, 2014

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry waves while boarding his plane at Franz-Josef-Strauss Airport in Munich, southern Germany, on Sunday Feb. 2, 2014. Kerry was in the Bavarian capital to attend the Munich Security Conference. (AP Photo/Brendan Smialowski,Pool)I

Secret meeting shocker: John Kerry admits Syria policy is failing

Two senators said Secretary of State John Kerry admitted to them behind closed doors that the White House position and policy on Syria was failing.

February 3, 2014

** FILE ** Associated Press

Boy, 6, suspended for cheesy chips in school lunch

The parents of a 6-year-old British boy who was suspended for bringing cheesy chips — brand name Mini Cheddars — to school as part of his lunch are slamming the administrators for their over-the-top response.

February 3, 2014

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chairs the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014. (AP Photo/Gali Tibbon, Pool)

Netanyahu calls out Palestinian leader for hypocrisy

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu charged Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas with hypocrisy on Monday for demanding Israel recognize the nation of Palestine, but not returning the favor for Israelis.

February 3, 2014

** FILE ** Syria has become a focal point for the State Department in the war on terrorism as al Qaeda-linked groups operating there — specifically the al-Nusrah Front — have expansionist aspirations. (Aleppo Media Center AMC via Associated Press)

Al Qaeda breaks ties with rebel fighters in Syria

Al Qaeda's general command said in a statement posted online Monday that its group was severing all ties with certain rebel fighters in Syria.

February 3, 2014

Neighbors with guns chase, capture teen robbing suspects

Alabama residents alert to a break-in at a neighbor's home first called cops — but while waiting, took matters into their own hands. They grabbed their guns and confronted the intruders.

February 3, 2014

FILE - In this Friday, Oct. 4, 2013, file photo, Alexander Bradley, right, talks with his attorney Robert Pickering, left, during a court appearance at Hartford Superior Court on in Hartford, Conn. Bradley, who alleges he was shot by former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez, has been shot again in Connecticut. Hartford police Lt. Brian Foley says Bradley was shot several times in the leg Sunday night, Feb. 2, 2014, at the Vevo Lounge Bar &amp; Grill, and was taken to a hospital. His condition hasn't been released. (AP Photo/The Hartford Courant, Richard Messina, Pool, File)

Man allegedly shot by Aaron Hernandez shot again

The man who claims he was shot by former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez has been shot again.

February 3, 2014

Illustration: Big Brother's Eye (Greg Groesch/The Washington Times)

Facial ID technology to track shoppers’ spending habits

Retailers have a new sales tool at their hand and they're hoping it helps identify the big buyers: Facial recognition technology that tells when super spenders enter their stores.

February 3, 2014

Dana Cain, director of the Denver County Fair, shows a poster advertising the fair at a print shop in Denver, Monday Jan. 27, 2014. Colorado's Denver County is adding cannabis-themed contest to its 2014 summer fair. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)

Colorado’s marijuana atmosphere: ‘You can smell the difference’

An editor for The Denver Post who's now tasked with covering the fallout from Colorado's new marijuana law says he's already noticed one big change: The smell in the air is markedly different.

February 3, 2014

Ann Coulter (Associated Press) **FILE**

Ann Coulter claims friend’s sister died due to Obamacare

Conservative pundit Ann Coulter said during a weekend appearance on Fox & Friends that her friend's sister died due to Obamacare -- because she was booted off her long-held insurance plan and subsequently delayed seeking emergency medical attention.

February 3, 2014

Seattle Seahawks' Malcolm Smith celebrates with the Vince Lombardi Trophy after the NFL Super Bowl XLVIII football game against the Denver Broncos Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014, in East Rutherford, N.J. The Seahawks won 43-8. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)

9/11 ‘truther’ arrested for storming Seahawks presser

A 9/11 "truther" was taken into custody and jailed after he stormed a Super Bowl media conference for Malcolm Smith, the chosen Most Valuable Player for the game.

February 3, 2014

** FILE ** This Nov. 20, 2013, file photo shows former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Hillary Clinton takes potshot at Fox News during Super Bowl tweet

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton found a creative way to slide in a dig at Fox News under cover of the Super Bowl.

February 3, 2014

** FILE ** This Jan. 12, 1993, file photo shows director Woody Allen trading grins with a pursuing television reporter as he arrives at State Supreme Court in Manhattan, New York, for a hearing in which he requested more liberal visitation rights with his children during his ongoing dispute with ex-lover actress Mia Farrow. Dylan Farrow renewed molestation allegations against Allen, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014, claiming the movie director sexually assaulted her when she was 7 after he and actress Mia Farrow adopted her. (AP Photo/Mario Cabrera, File)

Woody Allen denies sex with adopted daughter Dylan Farrow at age 7

Famous film director Woody Allen sent out a statement of vehement denial this weekend: I did not have sex with my adopted daughter, Dylan Farrow, when she was 7 years old.

February 3, 2014

Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll holds the the Vince Lombardi Trophy after the NFL Super Bowl XLVIII football game against the Denver Broncos Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014, in East Rutherford, N.J. The Seahawks won 43-8. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Obama calls in congrats to Seattle-loving soldier in Afghanistan

Diehard Seattle Seahawks fan Sgt. Christopher Hogan was in the midst of cheering his team's win from afar — from his U.S. Army post in Kandahar, Afghanistan — when he was told to pick up the phone: It's President Obama.

February 3, 2014

** FILE ** This Feb. 11, 2013, photo provided by the Michigan Department of Corrections shows Michael David Elliot. Elliot, who is serving life behind bars for murder in four 1993 deaths in Michigan, has escaped from prison and may have abducted a woman before she got away in Indiana, according to officials. (AP Photo/Michigan Department of Corrections)

Quadruple murderer breaks from Michigan jail, abducts woman

A convicted quadruple murderer who broke out of jail and took a woman hostage has been sighted at an Indiana gas station, authorities said Monday.

February 3, 2014