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Cheryl K. Chumley

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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Olympian Carl Lewis claims N.J. Gov. Chris Christie toppled political career

The latest fallout in the New Jersey road-closing scandal that's hit hard at Chris Christie is that Olympian Carl Lewis — a record-setting sprinter who won nine gold medals in track and field — claims the governor frustrated his political aspirations to protect a friend.

January 21, 2014

Sex abuse files on 30 Chicago priests to go public

Thousands of documents that give insight into how the Archdiocese of Chicago responded to sexual abuse of children that occurred at the hands of about 30 priests will go public on Tuesday, giving the nation an unprecedented look inside how the Catholic Church handle the scandals.

January 21, 2014

Anthony Weiner, Huma Abedin search for cheaper N.Y. apartment

The much-disgraced former N.Y. congressman and city mayoral hopeful Anthony Weiner is ditching his $12,000-per-month ritzy Park Avenue South apartment and searching out a cheaper place.

January 21, 2014

Iran sends warships to Atlantic Ocean in historic first

Iran's state-run media said on Tuesday that its navy has sent warships to the Atlantic Ocean — a historic first for the Islamic Republic.

January 21, 2014

U.S. warships deploy for Sochi Olympics

The United States will deploy at least two warships into the Black Sea off the coast of Sochi, Russia, to respond to a potential terror attack during the upcoming Olympics, top officials said on Monday.

January 20, 2014

Michigan student sells ad space on graduating cap to pay debt

Call it capitalism at its best — or student ingenuity on display. But loan-burdened University of Michigan-Flint international business major Alex Benda thinks he's found a way to get a jump on his student loans: selling space on his graduation ceremony cap to advertisers.

January 20, 2014

Russia on alert for ‘black widows’ prepped for possible Olympics attack

Russian security agents are reported to be hunting down as many as four different suspects — females dubbed "black widows" by law enforcement — who may have been tasked with carrying out terrorist attacks at the Sochi Olympics in February.

January 20, 2014

NYC police beat down elderly man, 84, over jaywalking struggle, witness says

New York City police roughed up an elderly man who tried to cross a busy Upper West Side street without waiting for the “walk” sign, beating him so badly that he was bloodied, one witness said.

January 20, 2014

Texas Rep. Gohmert: Tea party has to fight back against GOP

Texas Rep. Louie Gohmert said tea partiers should rise up and fight against efforts to quash the group by the Republican Party's old guard.

January 20, 2014

Richard Sherman’s tirade overshadows Seahawks’ Super Bowl prep

Richard Sherman's shout-out to himself after this weekend's come-from-behind Seattle win over San Francisco – calling himself the best cornerback ever -- stole the thunder from the team's win and sparked immediate furor on social media.

January 20, 2014

Islamists vow terror attacks at Olympics in revenge for shed ‘Muslim blood’

A group of Islamic militants posted a video online first admitting responsibility for separate suicide bombings in Volgograd that killed 34 last month and then vowing to carry out more fatal terror attacks at the Sochi Winter Olympics.

January 20, 2014

Wendy Davis’ Texas gubernatorial campaign stumbles over fudged facts

Wendy Davis, the Texas lawmaker who rocked national headlines with her 11-hour floor speech against a bill to limit abortion, has now been caught making a couple of exaggerated claims in her campaign for governor.

January 20, 2014

Caroline Kennedy uses ambassador role to decry Japan’s dolphin kills

Caroline Kennedy, the U.S. ambassador to Japan, is using her diplomatic stage to pressure that country to stop an annual hunt she finds deplorable: killing dolphins.

January 20, 2014

Obama admits being black can boost his political popularity

President Obama asserted that while some people dislike him simply because of his skin color, others give him plenty of political leeway for the same reason – “because I’m a black president,” he said, in The New Yorker.

January 20, 2014

Report on world’s richest individuals sparks call for universal health care

New research from the Britain-based charity Oxfam found that nearly half of the wealth in the world is owned by a select 85 individuals. Researchers are using that finding to persuade governments around the world to provide free health care for citizens.

January 20, 2014