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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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Travelers make their way to the departure lounge at Sanaa International Airport, in Yemen, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2013. The State Department on Tuesday ordered non-essential personnel at the U.S. Embassy in Yemen to leave the country. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

Yemen foils al Qaeda bomb plot, as U.S. drones strike again

Yemen authorities said on Wednesday they uncovered and foiled a plot by al Qaeda to bomb oil pipelines and seize the country's main ports — and the announcement comes just as suspected U.S. drones are believed to have killed 7 more of the militant group members.

August 7, 2013

Brett Anderson, the father of missing children 16-year-old Hannah Anderson and 8-year-old Ethan Anderson, speaks during a news conference Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013, in San Diego. Anderson, the husband of a Christina Anderson, whose body was found in a burned house near the U.S.-Mexico border, said Tuesday that he knew the man suspected of killing his wife and abducting one or both of their children. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

California dad issues TV plea to abducted daughter: ‘You run’

With the mother dead and the son missing, the father of a South California girl who was abducted by the suspected murderer had this emotion-filled television message for her on Tuesday: Run.

August 7, 2013

**FILE** Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel talks with Air Force personnel at Joint Base Charleston near Charleston, S.C., on July 17, 2013, the last day of a three-day trip to visit bases in the Carolinas and Florida. (Associated Press)

Defense Dept. cuts mandated furloughs from 11 days to 6

U.S. Department of Defense heads say civilian employees will get a bit of reprieve from mandated furloughs, as the number of required days to take off has been cut from 11 to six.

August 6, 2013

An American flag flies outside the U.S. Consulate in Milan, Italy, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013. Anti-terrorism police in Milan say the city's U.S. Consulate has been evacuated after receiving a letter containing a bomb threat. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

Bomb threat evacuates U.S. Consulate in Milan

Milan authorities say the city's U.S. Consulate was evacuated on Tuesday after receiving a letter with a bomb threat.

August 6, 2013

"I see this as an opportunity to be part of a strong news presence serious news and serious storytelling," says Libby Casey about her new gig at Al Jazeera America.

Al Jazeera launches documentary unit to explore immigration, justice

Al Jazeera America — due to formally launch on Aug. 20 — is starting up a documentary department with plans to focus on issues related to immigration, poverty, education, health care and the justice system.

August 6, 2013

A pedestrian walks by graffiti in downtown Detroit in a Dec. 12, 2008, file photo. Detroit became the largest city in U.S. history to file for bankruptcy on Thursday, July 18, 2013, when state-appointed emergency manager Kevyn Orr asked a federal judge for municipal bankruptcy protection. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio) ** FILE **

Detroit for sale: Christie’s appraising everything from museum items to garages

Financially embattled Detroit has called in the Christie dogs, and asked the world famous auction house to appraise several city-owned properties — including parking meters, properties and even Institute of Arts museum artifacts.

August 6, 2013

** FILE ** Former Rep. Anthony Weiner (Associated Press)

Anthony Weiner told: ‘Go back to your little Hamptons house’

A fired-up woman attending a campaign event for New York City's Anthony Weiner told the mayoral candidate Monday night exactly what she thought of him — in an expletive-filled rant delivered in front of dozens at the Elmhurst Senior Center.

August 6, 2013

Justice, Texas style: Man pulls concealed gun to shoot kidnappers, kills 1

A couple of Texas criminals had the tables turned on them when a Texas man — taken as a hostage along with his wife and forced to rob a bank — decided he'd had enough and pulled a gun out of his glove box and shot them, killing one.

August 6, 2013

**FILE** Al Roker (Associated Press)

Al Roker oversleeps for first time in 39 years

After nearly four decades of on-time performance at work, "Today" host Al Roker slipped: He hit his snooze button on his alarm clock one too many times Tuesday and missed his morning weather show.

August 6, 2013

** FILE ** Dr. Ben Carson (Image provided by Dr. Ben Carson)

Ben Carson: Obamacare has ‘taken the joy’ from doctors

President Obama's signature legislation, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, has stolen the joy from being a physician or hospital administrator, Dr. Ben Carson said.

August 6, 2013

Sex scandal rocks Israeli embassy in South America

What started as an investigation into a sexual harassment complaint at an Israeli embassy in South America morphed into a Pandora's box of alleged offenses, mostly related to claims of sexual debauchery within the walls of the diplomatic post.

August 6, 2013

** FILE ** Former President George W. Bush speaks as President Obama listens during the dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Center on Thursday, April 25, 2013, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, Pool)

George W. Bush in ‘high spirits’ after successful heart surgery

Former President George W. Bush was recovering Tuesday from heart surgery after doctors found a blockage in his artery, a spokesman for the family said.

August 6, 2013

** FILE ** In this May 4, 2013, police mug provided by the Orange County Corrections Department in Orlando, Fla., shows Ibragim Todashev after his arrest for aggravated battery in Orlando. Todashev, who was being questioned in Orlando by authorities in the Boston bombing probe, was fatally shot Wednesday, May 22, 2013, when he initiated a violent confrontation, FBI officials said. (AP Photo/Orange County Corrections Department)

Ibragim Todashev’s father to sue FBI; Tsarnaev’s friend was shot in Florida

The father of the Chechen man who was killed by an FBI agent during questioning about his relationship with Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev said he is suing the agency.

August 6, 2013

Screen grab from Twitter of Dawn Ennis.

AC-DC ABC: Male news editor switches to female, then switches back to male

At first ABC News editor Don Ennis was a man. But then he decided he was a woman. But now he thinks he's a man again.

August 6, 2013

** FILE ** NBC's Brian Williams, host of "Rock Center with Brian Williams," interviews Chelsea Clinton, daughter of former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, on Dec. 12, 2012, in New York. (Associated Press)

Forget Hillary, Chelsea Clinton is angling for public office

Chelsea Clinton said she is considering political office, and toward that end, is purposely living a public life. She says working with the Clinton Foundation is her best move.

August 6, 2013

**FILE** Attorney General Eric Holder, the nation's top law enforcement official, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 15, 2013, before the House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on the U.S. Department of Justice. (Associated Press)

Eric Holder used $4M in taxpayer cash for travel over 4 years

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder billed the taxpayers more than $4 million in travel costs for trips during President Obama's first term in office, documents obtained via a Freedom of Information Act revealed.

August 6, 2013

Matt Damon

Matt Damon: Hollywood actor says Obama is being bullied, needs leeway

Hollywood actor Matt Damon said President Obama is being bullied, and the American public should give him a little leeway — he's only trying to bolster his manhood.

August 6, 2013

Noah and Connor Barth were strangled by a python during a sleepover. (credit: Facebook/Mandy Trecartin)

Snake shock: Canadian boys, 5 and 7, strangled by python during sleepover

Two boys sleeping over a friend's house in the Canadian town of Campbellton, New Brunswick, were strangled to death by a python that escaped its cage, police said late Monday.

August 6, 2013

In this courtroom sketch, James "Whitey" Bulger, right, listens to his defensive attorney, J.W. Carney Jr., during closing arguments at U.S. District Court, in Boston, Monday, Aug. 5, 2013. Bulger's lawyers used their closing arguments to go after three gangsters who took the stand against the reputed Boston crime boss, portraying them as pathological liars whose testimony was bought and paid for by prosecutors. (AP Photo/Jane Flavell Collins)

James ‘Whitey’ Bulger’s fate now in the hands of jurors

It's been a month of dramatic testimony that included public spats complete with expletive filled barbs, but reputed mobster James "Whitey" Bulger's trial finally headed to the jury on Tuesday.

August 6, 2013

**FILE** This undated photo shows Nidal Hasan, the Army psychiatrist charged in the deadly 2009 Fort Hood shooting rampage. (Associated Press/Bell County Sheriff's Department via The Temple Daily Telegram)

Nidal Hasan’s Fort Hood trial starts; ‘workplace violence’ classification denies Purple Hearts

Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan's trial opened Tuesday, and the former Muslim military psychiatrist who admitted killing 13 at Fort Hood in 2009 as a defense of Islam will be acting as his own attorney.

August 6, 2013