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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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** FILE ** In this May 4, 2009, file photo, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, left, fights Lamar Fenner of Chicago, in the 201 weight class, during the 2009 Golden Gloves National Boxing Tournament at the Salt Palace, Monday, May 4, 2009. Tsarnaev was identified as a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings. (AP Photo/The Salt Lake Tribune, Rick Egan)

Boston mosque refuses to host funeral for Tamerlan Tsarnaev

At least one Boston mosque attended by the Tsarnaev family has refused to provide funeral services for the killed Boston bombing suspect, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, his aunt said on Wednesday.

April 24, 2013

Italian Democratic Party lawmaker Enrico Letta makes a statement to the media after talks with Italian President Giorgio Napolitano in Rome's Quirinale Palace on Wednesday, April 24, 2013. Mr. Napolitano has appointed Mr. Letta, 46, as premier and asked him to try to form a government to end Italy's political paralysis and set the country back on the path of reform and economic growth. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Center-left Enrico Letta takes helm as Italian prime minister

Enrico Letta has been appointed as Italy's new prime minister, and President Giorgio Napolitano has put him to the task of organizing a coalition government.

April 24, 2013

** FILE ** Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu attend a meeting with top military officials in Moscow, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013. Russian President Vladimir Putin has called on the country's top brass to deliver a drastic upgrade of the armed forces in the next three years to fend off attempts from abroad to "tip the strategic balance" in the world. (AP Photo/RIA Novosti, Alexei Nikolsky, Presidential Press Service)

Human rights group charges Vladimir Putin with ‘unprecedented’ attacks

Russian President Vladimir Putin has launched an "unprecedented" attack against political dissidence that includes harassment and intimidation, Human Rights Watch said in a report released Wednesday.

April 24, 2013

** FILE ** A police officer leads two women and a child from Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., on the day of the mass killings. (Newtown Bee via Associated Press)

Newtown voters say no to more money for school security

Newtown, Conn., residents voted down a budget proposal that would have funded more security in schools.

April 24, 2013

**FILE** Tamerlan Tsarnaev smiles after accepting the trophy for winning the 2010 New England Golden Gloves Championship in Lowell, Mass., on Feb. 17, 2010. The 26-year-old boxer, who had been known to the FBI as Suspect No. 1 in the Boston Marathon explosions and was seen in surveillance footage in a black baseball cap, was killed on April 19, 2013, officials said. (Associated Press/The Lowell Sun)

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

**FILE** Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky Republican, talks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 7, 2013. (Associated Press)

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

**FILE** Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley (The Washington Times)

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

A woman cuts weeds in a field near an unfinished real estate project in Chongqing, China, Tuesday, April 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)

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

Presiding judge of the First Senate of the German Federal Constitutional Court Ferdinand Kirchhof announces its verdict on the anti-terrorism database in Karlsruhe, Germany, Wednesday, April 24, 2013. Germany's top court has upheld the legality of an anti-terrorism database, but has ordered the government to tweak how it is operated. (AP Photo/dpa, Uli Deck)

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

** FILE ** House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, California Democrat, holds a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Thursday, March 7, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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

** FILE ** Deposed Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

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

** FILE ** In this July 19, 2009, file photo, Lance Armstrong crosses the finish line during the 15th stage of the Tour de France cycling race in Verbier, Switzerland. Armstrong confessed to using performance-enhancing drugs to win the Tour de France during a taped interview with Oprah Winfrey that aired Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013, reversing more than a decade of denial. (AP Photo/Laurent Rebours, File)

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

A man who was trapped in an eight-story building housing several garment factories is rescued after the structure collapsed in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, April 24, 2013. The building collapsed near Bangladesh's capital Wednesday morning, killing dozens of people and trapping many more in the rubble, officials said. (AP Photo/ A.M. Ahad)

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

** FILE ** Ali Asghar Soltanieh, Iran's ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), waves on Sept. 10, 2012, as he arrives for a meeting of the IAEA board of governors at the International Center in Vienna, Austria. (Associated Press)

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

Diogo Morgado as Jesus, center, is baptized by Daniel Percival, as John, in a scene from History's "The Bible." The five-part mini-series, produced by the husband-and-wife team of Mark Burnett and Roma Downey, concluded March, 31. The producers now plan on bringing the story to the big screen. (AP Photo/History, Joe Alblas)

‘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

Gov. Jay Inslee, seated, signs a measure to make state statutes gender-neutral, joined by bill sponsor Sen. Jeannie Kohl-Welles, left, on Monday, April 22, 2013, in Olympia, Wash. The measure is the final installment of a multiyear project to replace thousands of references to male-centric words in state law with gender-neutral terms. (AP Photo/Rachel La Corte)

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

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg (AP Photo/Allan Tannenbaum, Pool)

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

** FILE ** A man walks by signs advertising Samsung Electronics Co.'s smartphone in Seoul on Jan. 28, 2011. (Associated Press)

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

**FILE** Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama greets people after walking over the Londonderry Peace Bridge, during a visit to Londonderry, Northern Ireland, on April 18, 2013. The Dalai Lama walked across the city's iconic Peace Bridge with hundreds of children from across the religious divide. (Associated Press)

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

**FILE** Tamerlan Tsarnaev smiles after accepting the trophy for winning the 2010 New England Golden Gloves Championship in Lowell, Mass., on Feb. 17, 2010. The 26-year-old boxer, who had been known to the FBI as Suspect No. 1 in the Boston Marathon explosions and was seen in surveillance footage in a black baseball cap, was killed on April 19, 2013, officials said. (Associated Press/The Lowell Sun)

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