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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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Maldives girl raped by stepdad to get 100 lashes for premarital sex

A 15-year-old Maldives girl who was repeatedly raped by her stepfather is now being sentenced to eight months of house arrest and 100 lashes, after she confessed to having premarital sex with another man.

February 28, 2013

Hairstylists (not identified) from an eastside Indianapolis salon leave a Marion County court on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013, in Indianapolis after a hearing on the disputed ownership of a $9.5 million lottery jackpot. (AP Photo/The Indianapolis Star, Kelly Wilkinson)

Scissors come out as 7 Hoosier hairstylists fight over $9.5M lottery jackpot

Seven Indiana hairstylists are duking it out in court over a $9.5 million lottery pot, with one telling a judge on Wednesday that the winning ticket was part of a pool purchase and the winnings should be shared.

February 28, 2013

Rep. Tom Latham (left), Iowa Republican, has declined to run for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Democratic Sen. Tom Harkin. Reps. Bruce Braley (center), a Democrat, and Steve King, a Republican, have shown interest in the seat. (AP Photo/File)

Iowa Senate seat up for grabs as GOP Rep. Tom Latham declines run

Rep. Tom Latham, Iowa Republican, said he won't seek the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Democratic Sen. Tom Harkin.

February 28, 2013

** FILE ** Marco McMillian, 34, a candidate for mayor of Clarksdale, Miss., was found dead on the Mississippi River levee on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013, between Sherard and Rena Lara, Miss. Authorities say the case is being investigated as a homicide. (AP Photo/The Clarksdale Press Register, Troy Catchings)

Mississippi mayoral candidate, 34, found dead

Police are investigating the possible homicide of a Mississippi mayoral candidate found dead in the woods.

February 28, 2013

** FILE ** Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Jon Leibowitz. (Associated Press)

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

** FILE ** A Subway sandwich shop is hoisted by crane onto the rising steel frame of One World Trade Center in New York in 2009. The concession trailer fed workers as they built the 105-floor building. (Associated Press)

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

**FILE** AFL-CIO President Richard L. Trumka

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

**FILE** New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (Associated Press)

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. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, talks to Syrian opposition coalition leader Mouaz al-Khatib, during an international conference on Syria at Villa Madama, Rome, Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca)

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

Journalist Bob Woodward

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

** FILE ** Former Illinois Rep. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. is surrounded as he walks to his car outside the E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013, after he entered a guilty plea to criminal charges that he engaged in a scheme to spend $750,000 in campaign funds on personal items. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, center, sits between Italian Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi, right, and British Foreign Secretary William Hague during meetings at Villa Madama in Rome on Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013. Rome is the fourth leg of Kerry's first official overseas trip, a hectic nine-day dash through Europe and the Middle East. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)

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

** FILE ** In this Sept. 14, 1990, file photo, U.S. Army Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, commander of U.S. forces in Saudi Arabia, answers questions during an interview in Riyadh. A memorial service for the Desert Storm commander famously nicknamed “Stormin' Norman" will be held at the U.S. Military Academy's chapel Thursday afternoon, Feb. 28, 2013. His remains will be buried afterward at West Point's cemetery. (AP Photo/David Longstreath, File)

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 XVI is seen leaving St. Peter's Square on his pope-mobile after his last general audience, at the Vatican, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)

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

** FILE ** Vice President Joseph R. Biden speaks Jan. 25, 2013, during a roundtable discussion on gun violence at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Va. (Associated Press)

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

** FILE ** Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad flashes the victory sign as he attends the 12th summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in Cairo on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

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

** FILE ** New York City police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly speaks on Jan. 27, 2012, during a news conference in New York. (Associated Press)

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

** FILE ** Egyptian guards patrol near the border with Israel. After decades of neglect and with the collapse of government authority, Egypt's Sinai Peninsula has become fertile ground for Islamic extremists, who are making inroads in the court system. (Associated Press)

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

**FILE** Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican, speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 12, 2013. (Associated Press)

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

Iran's heavy-water nuclear facilities near the central city of Arak, 150 miles southwest of Tehran, is pictured on Saturday, Jan. 15, 2011. (AP Photo/ISNA, Hamid Foroutan) ** FILE **

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