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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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Insult to injury: Tamerlan Tsarnaev lived on welfare in Massachusetts

Tamerlan Tsarnaev was living off the Massachusetts welfare system in the lead-up to his involvement in the Boston Marathon bombings, a newspaper investigation found.

April 24, 2013

Sen. Rand Paul: I didn’t flip-flop on drones

Sen. Rand Paul said he's not flip-flopped on his opposition to domestic drone use. He just misspoke and on Tuesday, he clarified.

April 24, 2013

Maryland’s Gov. Martin O’Malley mulling White House run

Democratic Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley said Wednesday from Jerusalem that he is mulling a 2016 run for the White House.

April 24, 2013

China gains another step to replace U.S. dollar with yuan in global markets

Australia's central bank will start investing in Chinese bonds — an "important" decision that marks yet another win for China's growing international financial influence.

April 24, 2013

Top German court says terrorism database with 17,000 names is lawful

Germany can keep and maintain its anti-terrorism database with information on 17,000 people, the nation's top court ruled on Wednesday.

April 24, 2013

Rep. Nancy Pelosi tops list of least-liked congressional leaders: poll

Democratic House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi is the most well-known of the four congressional leaders, a new poll from Gallup found. But she's also the least-liked.

April 24, 2013

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to visit Egypt, smooth military ties

Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel has included Egypt on his first trip to the Mideast in his cabinet role, a subtle message of the White House's concern to maintain strong ties with the Muslim Brotherhood-backed government, political insiders say.

April 24, 2013

Lance Armstrong was ‘unjustly enriched,’ Justice Department says

The Justice Department filed charges against disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong on Tuesday, claiming he violated a contract with his former teammates and "unjustly enriched" himself with his drug-fueled Tour de France wins.

April 24, 2013

Dozens dead, hundreds injured, as Bangladesh building collapses

Hundreds were injured and more than 70 killed when an eight-story building that housed factories and shopping stores on the outskirts of Bangladesh collapsed on Wednesday.

April 24, 2013

Iran vows to partner with West in exchange for softer tone, lighter policies

Iran promised on Tuesday to be a "reliable partner" to the West if the United States would adopt a more cooperative tone in nuclear development talks.

April 23, 2013

‘The Bible’ heading to big screen

Television producer Mark Burnett said his successful three-hour History production of "The Bible" is heading to the big screen.

April 23, 2013

Washington state gives boot to gender-specific words, ‘fisherman’ and ‘penmanship’

Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee passed on Monday a ban on gender-specific words in state laws, calling for the rewrite of legislation that mention terms like "fisherman" and "freshman."

April 23, 2013

N.Y. Mayor Michael Bloomberg: Constitution ‘must change’ to give government more power

Stand aside, privacy-rights protectionists. The bombings in Boston prove the nation needs to change how it interprets the Constitution to give government greater power to protect citizens, New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg said.

April 23, 2013

Samsung spending R&D bucks on mind-controlled cellphone

Samsung is spending big research and development dollars on discovering ways to dial by thought — to control cellular phones by brain only.

April 23, 2013

Dalai Lama: It’ll be ‘good’ if successor is female

The Dalai Lama, the head monk in Tibetan Buddhism, said he'd welcome a female as his successor because women are more compassionate than men.

April 23, 2013

Tamerlan Tsarnaev’s last words on phone during shootout: ‘Mama, I love you’

Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarvaev's final words — spoken over the telephone while police fired down a Watertown, Mass., street — weren't terror tough talk.

April 23, 2013

Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. settles suits over phone-hacking scandal for $139 million

News Corp. has reached a settlement with U.S. shareholders over a phone-hacking scandal that has plagued the media giant for months, leading to several arrests and the shuttering of Britain's News of the World weekly tabloid.

April 23, 2013

Jordan lawmaker expelled for shaking Shimon Peres’ hand

A Jordan parliament member was kicked out of his Islamic party after newspaper articles surfaced showing he shook Israel President Shimon Peres' hand during a recent visit for the country's Independence Day celebrations.

April 23, 2013

North Korea demands world recognition as nuclear state

North Korea says it won't renew talks with the United States without first receiving recognition as a nuclear power, a label that in essence bestows approval.

April 23, 2013