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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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Don West (right), George Zimmerman's defense attorney, presents state witness Hirotaka Nakasone (left), a senior voice recognition scientist with the FBI, with a marked exhibit as Mr. Nakasone testifies in Mr. Zimmerman's trial in Seminole Circuit Court in Sanford, Fla., on Monday, July 1, 2013. Mr. Zimmerman is charged with second-degree murder in the 2012 shooting death of Trayvon Martin. (AP Photo/Orlando Sentinel, Joe Burbank, Pool)

George Zimmerman trial: FBI voice expert testifies 911 cry can’t be ID’d

It's impossible to tell with 100 percent accuracy whether the cry for help heard in the background on a 911 call belonged to George Zimmerman or Trayvon Martin, an FBI voice expert testified at trial on Monday.

July 1, 2013

**FILE** Grant Olan (center), of Washington, D.C., joins crowds gathering in front of the Supreme Court building on June 26, 2013, for the California Proposition 8 case as a decision is expected to be announced on the last day of the court's term. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Supreme Court postscript: Gay couple marry, get green card OK’d

Two days after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down parts of the Defense of Marriage Act, the federal law that defined marriage as a union of male and female only, more history was made: A gay couple in Florida became the first to see their green card petition approved, a lawyer for the pair said.

July 1, 2013

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Agents draw gun on college girl over suspected beer buy — that was water

Agents with Virginia's Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control drew a gun and stormed the SUV of a 20-year-old college girl who had dropped her grocery store purchases in the trunk — bottled water, cookie dough and ice cream.

July 1, 2013

Fireworks can be seen from the Top of the Town in Arlington as they explode over the National Mall to celebrate Independence Day on Wednesday, July 4, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Fourth of July fireworks shuttered at key military bases

Money woes have led at least three military bases to cancel Fourth of July fireworks, a move that will save up to $100,000, one general estimated.

July 1, 2013

Michael Campbell, 23, the helicopter pilot who made an emergency landing on the Hudson River, leaves the 79th Street Boat Basin on Sunday, June 30, 2013, in New York. The charter chopper was carrying a family of four Swedes on a sightseeing tour of New York City when it lost power shortly after takeoff and made an emergency landing on the river, authorities said. The pilot and occupants were uninjured. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Pilot with ‘nerves of steel’ lands in Hudson River, saving 4

A pilot who's credited with having "nerves of steel" successfully navigated his helicopter to a safe emergency landing on the Hudson River, saving all four tourists who were aboard — and even keeping them dry.

July 1, 2013

Thomas Rabe, right, places a wedding ring on Robert Coffman's finger during a marriage ceremony at City Hall in Baltimore, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) ** FILE **

Gay Catholic Andrew Sullivan: Same-sex marriage in line with Christianity

Andrew Sullivan, noted gay commentator and self-professed practicing Catholic, said on a Sunday news talk show that same-sex marriage is in line with his religious faith.

July 1, 2013

A magnifying glass is posed over a monitor displaying a Facebook page in Munich on Oct. 10, 2011. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Facebook blocks Fox reporter for pro-gun, pro-Bible, pro-Jesus post

Fox News correspondent Todd Starnes says Facebook blocked him after he posted a lengthy remark about his political incorrectness, citing his favorable view of everything from the National Rifle Association to Jesus.

July 1, 2013

In this June 27, 2006, file photo, reviewed by the U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. military guards walk within the Camp Delta military-run prison at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base in Cuba. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley) ** FILE **

Gitmo inmates: ‘Most pampered prisoners on the planet’

Inmates at Guantanamo Bay are so catered to and pampered that hunger strikes are seen more like weight-loss programs — the prisoners are well-fed, to the point of being overweight.

July 1, 2013

** FILE ** Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin speaks during the Faith & Freedom Coalition's Road to Majority 2013 conference on Saturday, June 15, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Sarah Palin on a third party: It could happen

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said to a Twitter poster who messaged her on Fox News: Yes, a third-party emergence for the next presidential election is a real possibility.

July 1, 2013

In this picture, taken Saturday, June 29, 2013, a demonstrator protests with a poster against NSA in Hanover, Germany. Germany's top justice official says reports that U.S. intelligence bugged European Union offices remind her of "the methods used by enemies during the Cold War." (AP Photo/dpa, Peter Steffen)

Germany summons U.S. ambassador over EU spying

German authorities on Monday said they were summoning the country's U.S. ambassador to discuss what they called a breach of trust — the recent revelations that the National Security Agency had bugged EU offices.

July 1, 2013

Pakistani security officials and rescue workers examine the site of car bombing on the outskirts of Peshawar, Pakistan, Sunday, June 2013. A car bomb exploded as a convoy of paramilitary troops passed through the outskirts of the northwest Pakistani city of Peshawar, killing more than a dozen people and wounding scores of others, police said. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)

Death toll from Pakistan terror attacks climbs to 52

The death toll from a string of weekend terror attacks in Pakistan hit 52 on Monday after more victims died at area hospitals.

July 1, 2013

** FILE ** Iraqis inspect the aftermath of a car bomb attack at Baghdad's mostly Shiite neighborhood of Husseiniyah, Iraq, Tuesday, June 25, 2013. A series of evening bombings on near markets in and around Baghdad and other blasts north of the capital killed tens of people and wounded dozens of others Monday in the latest eruption of bloodshed to rock Iraq. (AP Photo/ Khalid Mohammed)

Baghdad terrorists target soccer field, kill 12, injure dozens

Iranian terrorists detonated a bomb nearby a popular soccer field in Baghdad late Sunday evening, killing 12 and leaving dozens injured.

July 1, 2013

Fireworks illuminate the sky over the border crossing between Croatia and Slovenia during celebrations of Croatia's EU accession, in Bregana, early Monday, July 1, 2013. Croatia has become the 28th member of the European Union, a major milestone some 20 years after the small country won independence in a bloody civil war that shook the continent. (AP Photo/Nikola Solic)

Croatia becomes the 28th nation to join the EU

It took 10 years, but the Balkan state of Croatia finally won membership with the European Union.

July 1, 2013

** FILE ** In this Tuesday, June 25, 2013, file photo, Jeanette Sanchez holds a sign supporting Bay Area Rapid Transit workers as she waits for a train at the 24th Street Mission station in San Francisco. Early Monday, July 1, 2013, two of San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit's largest unions went on strike after weekend talks with management failed to produce a new contract. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

San Francisco transit workers strike, cause nightmare commute

Monday dawned in San Francisco, Calif., with a nightmare of a commute for workers, as two of the region's largest transit unions went on strike.

July 1, 2013

In this Nov. 28, 2008, photo, Sarah Guyard-Guillot, left, and Sami Tiaumassi perform as "Forest People" during Cirque du Soleil's "Ka" at MGM Grand Resort in Las Vegas. Guyard-Guillot, a mother of two young children, was pronounced dead at a hospital late Saturday night, June 29, 2013, after falling about 50 feet from the show's stage during a performance of Cirque du Soleil's "Ka." (AP Photo/Las Vegas Sun, Leila Navidi)

Cirque du Soleil acrobat falls to death during Las Vegas show

A 31-year-old acrobat with Cirque du Soleil fell to her death during a stage show in Las Vegas over the weekend.

July 1, 2013

A firefighter and a policeman confer at the scene of a lightning strike that caused injuries at 9300 Moore Road in Indianapolis Saturday afternoon, June 29, 2013. Indianapolis police say three children were injured at a summer camp on the north side of Indianapolis by the lightning strike. (AP Photo/The Indianapolis Star, Rob Goebel)

Lightning strikes Indiana camp, injuring 3 children

Three children were injured over the weekend when lightning struck their summer camp, Indianapolis police said.

July 1, 2013

Firefighters monitor a restaurant as the Yarnell Hill Fire burns on Sunday, June 30, 2013, near Yarnell, Ariz. The fire started Friday and picked up momentum as the area experienced high temperatures, low humidity and windy conditions. It has forced the evacuation of residents in the Peeples Valley area and in the town of Yarnell. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, David Kadlubowski)

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer on 19 killed firefighters: ‘God bless them all’

President Obama on Monday sent his condolences from Africa for the 19 elite firefighters who were killed during the line of duty in Arizona and called them selfless heroes.

July 1, 2013

Judge blocks Michigan ban on domestic partner benefits

A federal judge shot down Michigan's ban on domestic partner health benefits for gay government workers, ruling Friday that the law was simply a punishment that targeted homosexuals.

June 28, 2013

** FILE ** New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg speaks at a news conference in San Francisco, Friday, June 14, 2013. Mayor Bloomberg and San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee announced they are sponsoring a pair of technology summits to be held in each of their cities in the next year. (Associated Press)

Mayor Michael Bloomberg: We need to stop-and-frisk more minorities, not fewer

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Friday opponents of stop-and-frisk police policies have it all wrong – it's really whites, not minorities, who are more frequently held for questioning.

June 28, 2013

NRA members listen to speakers during the NRA Annual Meeting of Members at the National Rifle Association's 142 Annual Meetings and Exhibits in the George R. Brown Convention Center Saturday, May 4, 2013, in Houston. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Johnny Hanson) ** FILE **

W.Va. teen who wore NRA shirt won’t be charged, judge says

A West Virginian eighth-grader who was arrested after refusing school staffers' demands to remove his pro-NRA T-shirt will not be charged with any crime after all, a court ruled. All charges have been dropped.

June 28, 2013