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Cheryl K. Chumley

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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Egypt’s Mohammed Morsi to face trial for inciting violence

A top prosecutor referred ousted President Mohammed Morsi to face a court trial for inciting violence and standing idly by as his government forces killed protesters outside his office while he sat as Egypt's president.

September 2, 2013

China to U.S.: Don’t go into Syria with force

China weighed in Monday on the possibility of the United States taking military action in Syria with this quick message: Don’t.

September 2, 2013

U.S. drug agents grab more data than NSA; ‘profound privacy concerns,’ ACLU says

When it comes to subpoenaing telephone records, U.S. drug agents may take the trophy from the National Security Agency.

September 2, 2013

Taliban militants attack U.S. base in Afghanistan; 3 dead

Taliban militants on Monday attacked a U.S. military base in Afghanistan that’s located near the Pakistan border, setting off bombs and torching vehicles.

September 2, 2013

Tooth Fairy pay-outs on the rise, as inflation meets poor parenting

So much for the days of a dollar a tooth — or a quarter. Inflation has driven the costs of a Tooth Fairy visit sky-high, and kids nowadays are bragging on the playground about night-time exchanges that leaves them $5 richer.

August 30, 2013

Bashar Assad’s son, 11, taunts U.S. on Facebook: report

A Facebook posting purportedly from Syrian President Bashar Assad’s son, age 11, takes pot-shots at America, taunting the White House to strike.

August 30, 2013

Conjoined twins, 6 weeks old, separated with success

Six-week-old twin boys who were conjoined at birth were successfully separated, and doctors said both are doing well, making full progress toward recovery.

August 30, 2013

North Korea withdraws invite for U.S. envoy

North Korea changed its mind Friday and pulled back an invitation for a U.S. diplomat to visit and discuss the plight and possible release of a Washington man imprisoned, sentenced to 15 years of hard labor.

August 30, 2013

Hispanic trends: California, Texas and Florida still home of choice

Hispanics in America are confining themselves to three states — California, Texas and Florida — for the most part, Pew Research Center reported on Thursday.

August 30, 2013

Christian church billboard touts pro-gay message: ‘Jesus had two dads’

A sign outside St. John's Anglican Church in Canada seems to suggest homosexuality is okay because Jesus had two fathers.

August 30, 2013

Ted Nugent’s wife arrested at airport with gun in bag

Ted Nugent’s wife was arrested on Thursday after security officers at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport found a gun in her carry-on bag.

August 30, 2013

Syria’s Bashar Assad using prisoners as human shields: report

As the international community, including the United States, wrestles with the idea of entering the Syrian conflict with military force, President Bashar Assad has begun moving inmates to potential target areas to act as human shields, British press reported on Friday.

August 30, 2013

Allen West: ‘Let us never forget’ the Benghazi 4 who died in Libya

A coalition of conservatives have joined together for a social media campaign with one clear goal — to compel the White House and Congress to investigate and reveal the events of Sept. 11, 2012, that left four Americans dead in Benghazi, Libya.

August 30, 2013

Navy: Dolphins, whales will die during new underwater explosive tests

The Navy said in a report on Friday that training and testing for new underwater explosives could kill hundreds of whales and dolphins, and injure tens of thousands more, in the coming five years.

August 30, 2013

Bradley Manning’s attorney: Inmates have accepted ‘her for who she is’

The attorney for Pvt. Bradley Manning, the convicted document leaker who insisted on his way to Fort Leavenworth that he wants to be a woman called Chelsea, said his client is doing well in prison and has already made several friends who have accepted “her for who she is.”

August 30, 2013