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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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German Chancellor Angela Merkel to unemployed: Move

German Chancellor Angela Merkel had some harsh words of wisdom for the eurozone's 3.6 million unemployed youth: Relocate to where the jobs are.

June 14, 2013

IRS agent at heart of scandal believed fired: media report

A top Internal Revenue Service considered a key player in the political targeting scandal that's hit the agency in recent weeks was fired and had since dropped from sight, one media outlet claimed in a Friday report.

June 14, 2013

Chelsea Clinton to Hollywood: More movies on ‘sexy female engineers’

Chelsea Clinton thinks she's found the solution to the waning interest of American girls in math and the sciences.

June 14, 2013

Syria: U.S. is lying about chemical weapons

Syrian President Bashar Assad's government said Friday the United States was lying about his nation's use of chemical weapons.

June 14, 2013

Manhattan thug robs elderly man of leather-bound Bible

A Manhattan thug first tracked an elderly man, 92, from the streets into his West 18th Street home, then attacked him, wielding a pair of scissors and shoving him to the floor. Then he stole his Bible and fled, The New York Post reported.

June 14, 2013

Syria’s Bashar Assad plots ‘resistance’ force to mobilize against Israel

Lebanon media reported Friday that Syrian President Bashar Assad's next plan to win back his war-torn nation from rebel fighters is to create a force on the Golan Heights with one unifying purpose: To oppose Israel.

June 14, 2013

Beer bellies: Myth, not reality, study shows

Call it the best Father's Day present ever. A new study says that the notion of a beer belly is nothing but a myth.

June 14, 2013

Paris museum exhibit: Palestinian suicide bombers are ‘martyrs’

A museum in Paris funded by tax dollars is under fire for displaying an exhibit that refers to Palestinian suicide bombers as "martyrs."

June 14, 2013

2 die as ferry sinks with 60 aboard in the Philippines

A ferry navigating Philippine waters with an estimated 60 passengers on board sank on Friday, killing two.

June 14, 2013

Australian army chief orders sexist soldiers to quit

Lt. Gen. David Morrison, the head of Australia's army, had a blunt statement for misogynist soldiers on Friday: Control your behaviors or quit.

June 14, 2013

NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s soda ban bolstered by study on obese

Just as New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's soda ban is winding through State Appeals court, now comes a study that could actually bolster its chances of surviving constitutional challenge.

June 14, 2013

Australian D.J. fired for cracking gay joke at P.M.

A radio host was fired for tossing a gay joke Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard's way during a live broadcast earlier this week.

June 14, 2013

Senate women hail Capitol Hill win — a bigger bathroom

Women in the Senate won a drawn-out battle this week, announcing they will finally receive a bathroom renovation that expands upon the two-stall structure that has stood for 20 years.

June 14, 2013

Anthony Weiner: ‘I coined’ the term Obamacare

New York City mayor hopeful Anthony Weiner had an Al Gore-type moment earlier this week when he took credit for coining the term used to describe the nation's health care overhaul: Obamacare.

June 14, 2013

Air National Guard unit in New York under fire for promoting sexual abusers

An Air National Guard unit in New York is under investigation for allegations that leaders promoted known sexual abusers rather than punish them.

June 14, 2013

U.K. to airlines: Don’t bring NSA leaker Edward Snowden here

British authorities issued a directive to airlines all around the world, telling them not to transport NSA information leaker Edward Snowden to the United Kingdom.

June 14, 2013

Florida sports bar deck collapses, injuring 33

A popular sports bar in Miami that was packed to the hilt for Thursday's NBA finals turned into chaos zone as an outdoor deck collapsed, sending dozens into the water and injuring more than 30.

June 14, 2013

Iranian presidential elections in U.S. marked by low turnout

Special elections at select spots in the United States for Iranian-Americans and expatriates to vote on Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's replacement kick off Friday, but voter turnout is low as young people in particular see their ballots as worthless.

June 14, 2013

Pope Francis laments ‘gay lobby’ targeting Vatican

Pope Francis — in what he thought were private remarks made to a Latin American church group — expressed concern about the "gay rights" lobby that seemed to be targeting the Vatican.

June 13, 2013