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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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** FILE ** The Golden Dome on the campus of the University of Notre Dame outside South Bend, Ind., is pictured on Dec. 26, 2012. (Associated Press)

Notre Dame sues over Obamacare birth control — again

For the second time, the University of Notre Dame has filed a legal challenge to Obamacare, claiming the federal government has no constitutional right to compel the school to provide free birth control.

December 3, 2013

USPS sued over stamp image of Statue of Liberty

It's bad enough that the U.S. Postal Service released a so-called "Forever" stamp it claimed contained the image of the Statue of Liberty — the one that stands in New York Harbor — when it was actually, and mistakenly, the image of the version that stands outside New York-New York Casino Hotel in Las Vegas.

December 3, 2013
Amr Moussa (center), the chairman of Egypt's 50-member panel tasked with amending the nation's Islamist-drafted constitution, arranges the members for a group picture after finishing the final draft of a series of constitutional amendments at the Shoura Council in Cairo on Monday, Dec. 2, 2013. Adoption of the new charter will be a giant step in the implementation of the road map announced by the nation's military chief when he toppled President Mohammed Morsi in a July 3 coup. The next steps will be parliamentary and presidential elections in the spring and summer of 2014. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

Egypt’s draft constitution lets military choose key minister

The latest edition of the Egyptian Constitution guarantees the military the right to choose its own defense minister, at least for the next eight years, and that provision has some legal minds worried that the stage could be set for the creation of a tightly controlled military state.

December 3, 2013
** FILE ** MSNBC host Martin Bashir (Nick Wass/Invision/AP)

Martin Bashir ‘on vacation’ after anti-Sarah Palin rant

MSNBC's Martin Bashir, who recently rocked national headlines with a broadcast suggestion of defecating in the mouth of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, has been noticeably missing from his Monday-night shows — but he's only on vacation, his network insisted.

December 3, 2013

ACLU files suit against Catholics for no-abortion hospital policy

Lawyers with the American Civil Liberties Union filed a suit in federal court against the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, arguing that the group’s aversion to abortion caused medical staff at one Roman Catholic hospital to provide a pregnant woman who went into early labor subpar care.

December 3, 2013
** FILE ** Rush Limbaugh. (Associated Press)

Rush Limbaugh decries Pope Francis’ ‘pure Marxism’ teachings

Conservative radio talk show icon Rush Limbaugh said Pope Francis has issued a 50,000-word statement, "The Joy of the Gospel," that contains notable suggestions for Catholic Church reform — but of dismay is the pontiff's economic principles and denouncement of capitalism.

December 3, 2013

‘12 Days of Christmas’ gifts rise to $114K

Those seeking to buy all of the gifts popularized by the holiday carol "The Twelve Days of Christmas" should take note: This year's purchase price has risen by almost 7 percent, from $107,300 in 2012 to $114,651.

December 2, 2013
Serge Vorobyov threw $1,000 into air at Mall of America.
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Minnesota man cited for raining down cash at Mall of America

A Minnesota man desiring simply to “spread the love” and give some needy holiday shoppers some extra bucks now finds himself facing the ire of police who say his dump of $1,000 in bills over the second-floor railing at the Mall of America was foolish, short-sighted and downright dangerous.

December 2, 2013