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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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House Speaker John A. Boehner, Ohio Republican, pauses while meeting with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013, before Congress leaves for a two-week Thanksgiving break. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House Speaker John Boehner shocked as family health deductible triples

Add to the list of the millions of Americans who are expected to receive a massive price increase from Obamacare: House Speaker John A. Boehner.

November 25, 2013

A Department of Transportation plow and sanding truck heads up Paseo del Norte in Albuquerque, N.M., Sunday, Nov. 24, 2013, after a winter storm hit New Mexico over the weekend making driving difficult. The large storm already blamed for at least eight deaths in the West slogged through Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico and other parts of the southwest Sunday as it slowly churned east ahead of Thanksgiving. (Associated Press/Albuquerque Journal, Jim Thompson)

Snowstorm wallops West; 400 flights canceled

Thousands of travelers have been stranded by a deadly snowstorm plowing across the West, with even more flight disruptions expected as the storm moves East ahead of Thanksgiving.

November 25, 2013

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate, signs copies of her new book, "Good Tidings and Great Joy: Protecting the Heart of Christmas," on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013, in Bethlehem, Pa. (AP Photo/The Express-Times, Matt Smith)

Sarah Palin slams MSNBC’s ‘hypocrisy’ for ignoring Martin Bashir’s attack

When Alec Baldwin threw a gay slur a paparazzo's way, he was suspended for two weeks from his MSNBC show. When Martin Bashir suggested on MSNBC air that someone should defecate in former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's mouth — nothing happened.

November 25, 2013

** FILE ** New York City police commissioner Raymond Kelly speaks during a news conference Thursday, May 24, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

NYC police charge ‘Knockout Game’ suspect with hate crime

Police in New York City arrested and charged a 28-year-old Brooklyn man with a hate crime, after he allegedly targeted and attacked an Orthodox Jewish man for a “Knockout Game" win.

November 25, 2013

Former U.N. Ambassador John R. Bolton speaks during the leadership forum at the National Rifle Association's annual convention on Friday, May 3, 2013, in Houston. (AP Photo/Steve Ueckert)

John Bolton: Iran deal an ‘abject surrender’ for America

John R. Bolton, ambassador to the United Nations in President George W. Bush's administration, isn't pulling punches about the United States' forged agreement with Iran: It's a poor deal.

November 25, 2013

** FILE ** Vials of flu vaccine are displayed on Jan. 10, 2013, at Philly Flu Shots in Philadelphia. (Associated Press)

Utah mom faults flu shot for killing son, 19

Doctors won't confirm it, but a Utah mother is certain her son, 19, died from complications from a flu shot.

November 25, 2013

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

China's President Xi Jinping attends a meeting with former U.S. President Bill Clinton at the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing, Monday, Nov. 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Jason Lee, Pool)

China demands U.S. butt out of island dispute with Japan

China said the United States has no business butting into a territorial dispute it’s having with Japan, and that America better back off making “inappropriate remarks,” Chinese authorities warned.

November 25, 2013

** FILE ** Annie Oakley is featured in a silver print from 1885.

Annie Oakley’s antique shotgun sells for near $300K at auction

Annie Oakley’s shotgun, used more than 100 years ago by the famous female sharpshooting westerner, drew in $293,000 at an auction over the weekend in Dallas.

November 25, 2013

** FILE ** A police officer leads two women and a child from Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., where a gunman opened fire, killing 26 people, including 20 children, on Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Newtown Bee, Shannon Hicks)

Sandy Hook investigators under fire for keeping some findings secret

Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting investigators are poised to release the much-anticipated report of their findings Monday — but they've already warned that some information is going to be withheld.

November 25, 2013

President Barack Obama motions toward media members 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’s star falls: 56 percent of Americans don’t admire him now

President Obama’s downfall continues, with Monday poll numbers showing Americans don’t trust his statements, don’t believe in his ability to lead and don’t even find his personality anything to brag about any longer.

November 25, 2013

**FILE** One of the new Amtrak Cities Sprinter Locomotive makes a demonstration run during unveiling ceremonies at the Siemens Rails Systems factory in Sacramento, Calif., on May 13, 2013. (Associated Press)

Amtrak derails in S.C., sending several to hospital

A passenger train that left New Orleans early Monday morning for New York jumped the tracks in a rural region outside Spartanburg, S.C., delaying travel for an estimated 200 riders.

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

USPS offers $100K reward for info on Maryland mailman’s shooter

The U.S. Postal Service has put up a $100,000 reward for anyone with information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person who shot to death a mailman in Maryland over the weekend.

November 25, 2013

** FILE ** President John F. Kennedy was the nation's only Catholic president. (Associated Press)

John F. Kennedy: Source of pride, later sorrow for Catholic Church

John F. Kennedy's assassination was "the day the earth stood still" for the Catholic community, said one of the church's most beloved and outspoken cardinals, Timothy Dolan.

November 22, 2013

FILE - In this file photo taken Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013, African lion cubs, Fajer, right, and his sister, Sejeel, left, rest after feeding at Besan Zoo in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza Strip. Authorities said a pair of newborn lion cubs unveiled by Hamas as prized additions to the zoo in the Gaza Strip have died. Mohammad Abdel-Rahman, the acting manager of the Beit Lahiya zoo in northern Gaza, said Thursday the cubs died of an unspecified illness. He said the zoo&#8217;s staff was unable to save them because they lacked experience in caring for newborn cubs. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa, File)

Lion cubs in Hamas-run zoo die in two days

Two newborn lions at a Hamas-operated zoo in the Gaza Strip heralded as prized additions and a victory for Palestinians have died after just two days.

November 22, 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

Bill de Blasio to mull ex-con advice to forge NYC crime-fighting plan

New York City Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio's new crime-fighting plan will include advice from criminals and ex-convicts, dozens of whom were given the opportunity to voice their recommendations during a political event in Manhattan on Thursday.

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