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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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Sen. Lisa Murkowski comes out in favor of gay marriage

Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska announced her support for gay marriage on Wednesday — the third Republican in the Senate to do so.

June 19, 2013

Al Qaeda militants storm U.N. compound in Somali capital, kill 12

Militants with an al-Qaeda-linked group threw several bombs into the United Nations compound in Mogadishu, Somalia, early Wednesday, storming the facility and unleashing a gunbattle that left at least 12 dead.

June 19, 2013

100 Americans trapped in Kuwait over contract snub

An estimated 100 U.S. citizens are trapped on U.S. military bases in Kuwait, unable to leave the post else face arrest — the victims of a Kuwaiti prime minister's sister-in-law who felt snubbed when a recent contract wrapped without renewal.

June 19, 2013

Men’s Wearhouse founder abruptly ousted — despite revenue growth

In a surprise move Wednesday, Men's Wearhouse put off its annual shareholders meeting and gave its founder, executive chairman and pitchman the boot, The Associated Press reported.

June 19, 2013

‘TWA Flight 800’ filmmaker: ‘Solid proof’ aircraft was shot down

Conspiracy theorists and eyewitnesses who insist that 1996 TWA Flight 800 was shot down have found a friend in a filmmaker, who's made a documentary including radar data that counters the government's official finding.

June 19, 2013

Ex-Rep. Allen West mulls Senate run for Marco Rubio’s seat

Former Rep. Allen B. West said on Wednesday he would consider a run against Sen. Marco Rubio in the 2016 Republican primary in Florida.

June 19, 2013

State Department whistleblower: Law enforcement officials ‘harass her children’

The whistleblower who came forth with claims that Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton helped cover up misconduct that occurred in the department during her tenure now says law enforcement agents are harassing her.

June 19, 2013

Tennis star Serena Williams to raped teen girl: You should have known better

Tennis sensation Serena Williams had some blunt words of wisdom and harsh criticism for the 16-year-old girl who was raped by two high school football players in Ohio in August 2012: You kind of brought this on yourself.

June 19, 2013

6,000 flee as explosions rock Russian military depot

At least 6,000 people were evacuated from a village in southern Russia on Wednesday after a nearby military depot exploded in flames, sending fireballs high into the sky and injuring at least 30.

June 19, 2013

N.Y. City Council to cops: Don’t describe suspect’s gender, race, age

Talk about a blind justice system. The latest New York City Council push is for police to shut their eyes to a suspect's gender, race, age and disability, out of concern that such descriptions constitute unfair profiling.

June 19, 2013

New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez questioned in homicide

Massachusetts police spent Tuesday evening at the home of New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez as part of an investigation into a homicide scene about a mile away.

June 19, 2013

Weighty issue: Doctors at AMA vote to make obesity a disease

The American Medical Associated opened the door for mandatory insurance treatment for tens of millions of overweight Americans with a Tuesday vote to define obesity as a disease.

June 19, 2013

Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe calls on court for emergency election delay

President Robert Mugabe filed a request with the top court in Zimbabwe to stop the nation's elections for two weeks, his minister of justice said on Wednesday.

June 19, 2013

Sen. Mike Lee: Chief Justice John Roberts OK’d Obamacare on ‘campaign of intimidation’

Sen. Mike Lee's new book, "Why John Roberts Was Wrong About Healthcare," includes a dramatic theory — that the leading Supreme Court justice did not want to rule in favor of Obamacare but was pressured and intimidated.

June 19, 2013

Michael Hastings, journalist who ended Gen. McChrystal’s career, dies in fiery crash

Michael Hastings, a 33-year-old journalist who grabbed national headlines for reporting on Gen. Stanley McChrystal's criticisms of President Obama for Rolling Stone magazine, died Tuesday in a fiery car crash in Los Angeles.

June 19, 2013

Sen. Chuck Grassley: IRS poised to pay $70M in employee bonuses

One senator says the Internal Revenue Service is set to pay $70 million in bonuses for employees, over the objections of a White House mandate for all agencies to cancel discretionary spending — specifically, bonuses — due to looming automatic budget cuts.

June 19, 2013