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Cheryl K. Chumley

Cheryl K. Chumley

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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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President Barack Obama briefly glances up toward the sunset after arriving Sunday, Nov. 24, 2013, at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in Seattle. Obama is traveling on a three-day West Coast swing to Seattle, San Francisco and Los Angeles that will feature a bit of official business but mostly fundraising for the Democratic party. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Obama: ‘I’m not a particularly ideological’ guy

President Obama, described by some as carting most liberal-progressive vision for the nation since the days of Jimmy Carter, nonetheless claimed in a weekend address that he’s hardly an ideologue.

November 25, 2013
An unmarked New York State Police SUV is seen in Mount Pleasant, N.Y., on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013, after a trooper pulled over another driver for distracted driving. Troopers are using a fleet of the tall SUVs as part of a crackdown on texting while driving. (AP Photo/Jim Fitzgerald)

N.Y. gives cops massive SUVs to peer through motorists’ windows

It’s not exactly high-tech, but New York troopers are getting a new crime-fighting tool to root out texting drivers: Tall, unmarked SUVs that seat high enough so that police can peer into other motorists’ windows and see what they’re doing.

November 25, 2013
** FILE ** Israeli soldier picks up parts of a tent previously set up by Palestinian activists in Yatta, south of the West Bank city of Hebron, Saturday, Feb. 9. Palestinian activists set up a tent village to protest the settlement building in the area. (Associated Press)

Israel pushes forward with disputed settlements

Israel said Monday it’s going forward with plans to build 800 new homes in disputed West Bank territories, over the objections of Palestinians who claim the land as their own.

November 25, 2013
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif leaves the hotel, after talks on Iran's nuclear program in Geneva Switzerland, Friday, Nov.22, 2013. Differences on whether Iran has the right to enrich uranium that could be used to make nuclear weapons appeared to be a key sticking point Friday between two top negotiators trying to agree on terms that would start curbing Tehran's atomic activities in exchange for sanctions relief. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Catherine Ashton, the European Union's top diplomat, have met repeatedly since Wednesday to hammer out language on a nuclear deal acceptable to both Tehran and six world powers trying to limit Iran's nuclear program. (AP Photo/Keystone,Martial Trezzini)

Iran, world powers hit snag on nuclear talks — again

Iran and the heads of state for six different nations nearly threw in the towel Friday after two days of nuclear discussions, admitting to several stumbling blocks similar to issues that have cropped up in the past.

November 22, 2013
Shoppers wait in line outside of a Best Buy store in Colma, Calif., Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012. While stores typically open in the wee hours of the morning on the day after Thanksgiving known as Black Friday, openings have crept earlier and earlier over the past few years. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Black Friday shoppers in Ohio already camping outside stores

Talk about getting a jump on things. Hopeful Black Friday deal-diggers in Ohio are already marking their store line territories with campsites, setting up tents to lay claim to deals at Best Buy — which haven't even been announced yet.

November 22, 2013
President Barack Obama gestures while speaking in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013. The president said he supports the move by Senate Democrats to make it harder for Republicans to block his nominees. Obama spoke shortly after the Senate voted 52-48 to weaken the power of the filibuster. The rule change will make it harder for minority Republicans to block confirmation of the president's nominees for judges and other top posts.(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Democratic aide says Obamacare price hikes ‘shock to the system’

Aides to certain House Democrats who have worked for years on Capitol Hill say the price hikes they’re seeing in certain insurance plans due directly to Obamacare are both shock and awe, and some may leave their jobs to find more affordable options.

November 22, 2013
**FILE** The Internet homepage of WikiLeaks is shown in this photo taken in New York on Dec. 1, 2010. (Associated Press)

Web creator warns of Big Brother tide on Internet

Tim Berners-Lee, the scientist who’s largely credited with creating the World Wide Web, issued a stark warning on Friday about the trend of surveillance that’s been springing in the Internet.

November 22, 2013