Cheryl K. Chumley

Obama to name antitrust expert Edith Ramirez to lead FTC

President Obama will name Edith Ramirez to head the Federal Trade Commission, according to breaking news reports.

February 28, 2013

Subway restaurant executive slams feds for burdensome regulations

Subway sandwich shop founder Fred Deluca said the current regulatory climate is killing America's small businesses, and "Obamacare" is one of the biggest offenders.

February 28, 2013

AFL-CIO’s Richard Trumka admits union in ‘crisis’

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka told reporters it's time for the union to "be honest with ourselves" and admit immediate change is needed to remain solvent and relevant.

February 28, 2013

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo pushes to exempt Hollywood from gun law

New York may have some of the toughest gun-control laws in the nation, but at least one government official is scurrying to carve out legislative exemptions for Hollywood to ensure the new crackdowns don't tie the hands of moviemakers.

February 28, 2013

U.S. agrees to supply Syrian rebels with $60M and non-lethal aid

For the first time, the United States has agreed to provide non-lethal aid to Syrian opposition fighters.

February 28, 2013

Bob Woodward says W.H. staffer told him he would ‘regret’ sequester comment

The White House is denying one of its staffers threatened Watergate iconic writer Bob Woodward — the latest in a tiff that hit public airways earlier this week, when the author characterized President Obama's actions on the sequester as madness.

February 28, 2013

Disgraced Jesse Jackson Jr. writing memoir to ‘clear up his legacy’

Former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., who pleaded guilty to misusing $750,000 in campaign funds and is facing a 46-to-57 month prison term, is now writing a book about his life in order to clarify his legacy.

February 28, 2013

Secretary of State John Kerry on Iran: It’s an ‘elected’ government

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday made the same claim of Iran's "elected" government that got Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel in hot water with senators during last month's confirmation hearing.

February 28, 2013

Gen. ‘Stormin’ Norman’ Schwarzkopf set for burial at West Point

Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf with the no-nonsense nickname "Stormin' Norman" will be buried at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, next to his father, following a Thursday memorial service.

February 28, 2013

Pope Benedict says goodbye, promises ‘obedience’ to successor

Pope Benedict XVI told cardinals Thursday that he would give them "unconditional reverence and obedience" in his retirement, which is due to take official effect at 8 p.m.

February 28, 2013

VP Joe Biden on Illinois race: An ‘unequivocal’ mandate for gun control

The Democratic primary win of Robin Kelly – whose signature issue is gun control — is a mandate for the federal government to tighten restrictions on Second Amendment rights, said Vice President Joe Biden.

February 27, 2013

Iranian President Ahmadinejad plots ‘extraordinary attack’ on clerics

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his would-be successor, Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei, are planning a coup to dismantle the cleric-run power structure of the government, the Times of Israel reports.

February 27, 2013

Hip-hop exec launches anti-gun crusade to trade firearms for tickets

One of New York's biggest names in hip-hop music has launched a campaign to get guns off the streets by trading weapons for concert tickets.

February 27, 2013

Egypt seizes 60 anti-tank missiles smuggled from Libya

Egyptian authorities say they have seized 60 anti-tank missiles being trucked across the border from Libya.

February 27, 2013

Anti-Mitch McConnell PAC warned by FEC

A super PAC aiming to unseat Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell was warned by the Federal Election Commission after it missed a deadline for filing required reports.

February 27, 2013

Satellite photo shows Iran has activated plant needed for nuclear bomb

Satellite images show Iran has started operations at its heavy-water production plant in Arak — a strong sign that the nation has taken yet another step in its quest for nuclear-weapons development.

February 27, 2013

Emboldened Bloomberg sweeps into Washington for anti-gun campaign

New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg is set for meetings Wednesday on gun control with Vice President Joseph R. Biden, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Sen. John McCain, according to a report from Roll Call.

February 27, 2013

Illinois Dems push through bill banning guns on public buses, trains

A federal appeals court may have ordered Illinois politicos to pass a concealed-carry gun law by June, but that hasn't stopped Democrats from passing as many accompanying laws as possible that, in effect, moot the federal order.

February 27, 2013

Comedian Jim Carrey raises brows with anti-church tweet

Comedian Jim Carrey just can't quit the cracks. First he puts down the Second Amendment. Then he disses the church and religion.

February 27, 2013

Union leader in Mexico charged with embezzling dues for plastic surgery

A top teachers' union leader in Mexico has been arrested and charged with embezzling funds from the organization and blowing it on everything from shopping sprees at luxury U.S. retailers to plastic surgery.

February 27, 2013