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Cheryl K. Chumley

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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Angry Bolivia accuses Austria of ‘kidnapping’ president to search for NSA leaker Edward Snowden

A furious Bolivian government accused Austria of "kidnapping" President Evo Morales after authorities on Wednesday boldly searched his plane, accusing him of hiding U.S. fugitive and NSA information leaker Edward Snowden.

July 3, 2013

Doctor who penned best-seller ‘Proof of Heaven’ under fire for false claims

A neurosurgeon who gave an account of his near-death experience and journey into the afterlife in the best-selling "Proof of Heaven" is facing fire from doctors who treated him after his slip into a coma and say his book is part bunk.

July 3, 2013

7-Eleven clerk fired for wresting gunman from store

A 7-Eleven clerk in Flagler Beach, Fla., manhandled an armed robber through the doors and into police custody — and was fired three days later for breaking company policy that dissuades self-defense in the face of confrontation.

July 3, 2013

Afghan army head: Pakistan controls the Taliban

The head of Afghanistan's army said that the fate of fighting in his country rests with the leadership in Pakistan and that insurgencies could come to a standstill with one simple command.

July 3, 2013

Aaron Hernandez trial twist: Man wanted for questioning killed in car wreck

Thaddeus Singleton III, 33, was driving Sunday with a female passenger, Tabitha Perry, when his car shot into the air and rammed the Farmington Country Club.

July 3, 2013

Paula Deen’s accuser, Lisa Jackson: ‘I may be a white woman,’ but racism still hurts

The woman at the center of discrimination accusations that have sent celebrity chef Paula Deen's career into a tailspin said on Wednesday that her lawsuit was not about "the n-word" but about a work atmosphere of hurtful bias — and that racism hurts even white people.

July 3, 2013

Feds denounce TWA 800 documentary, stand by accident claim

Federal authorities say it's bunk — that a recently-released TWA Flight 800 documentary that fuels the idea the plane crashed due to a missile or bomb is 100 percent incorrect.

July 3, 2013

Superstorm Sandy fire victims in N.J. sue electric company over lost homes

Attorneys representing 120 plaintiffs whose New Jersey homes burned to the ground during a freak Superstorm Sandy fire have filed a lawsuit, accusing the electric company of negligence when it failed to cut off power despite rising seawater levels.

July 3, 2013

Alec Baldwin: Twitter saga continues as he quits social media — again

Hollywood actor Alex Baldwin said he's sick of social media, it's a "waste of time," and he's closing his Twitter account.

July 3, 2013

Texas abortion battle heats up as activists ‘Hail Satan!’

Tensions in Texas ratcheted a bit higher Tuesday as activists on both sides of the abortion issue squared off at the Capitol in Austin for a somewhat odd religious-themed shout-down.

July 3, 2013

Ex-Attorney General Ramsey Clark offers to defend Fort Hood’s Nidal Hasan

The Army psychiatrist accused of going on a shooting rampage in 2009 at Fort Hood, Maj. Nidal Hasan, asked for a three-day trial delay to consult with an attorney who's offered to represent him — former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark.

July 3, 2013

Canada police foil al-Qaeda-inspired bomb plot

Canadian authorities have arrested a man and a woman who were suspected of plotting a pressure-cooker bomb attack at the legislative building in British Columbia.

July 3, 2013

Egypt’s military vows fight to death in Facebook posting, ‘The Final Hours’

Egypt's military command told President Mohammed Morsi in a Wednesday posting on Facebook they're not leaving, they're not ceding the fight, and they'll fight to death until he caves to their demands or leaves office.

July 3, 2013

Homeland Security watchdog under fire for nepotism, abuse of position

The official who's supposed to watch the Department of Homeland Security and report misdeeds on behalf of the American taxpayer is now himself under fire, facing congressional investigation for suspected nepotism and covering up a Secret Service prostitution scandal.

July 3, 2013