Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Palin: Voters won’t forget Sens. Rubio’s, Ayotte’s immigration betrayal
Former Alaska governor and tea party darling Sarah Palin said Sens. Marco Rubio and Kelly Ayotte better watch out come election time: Voters angry with their support of an immigration bill seen as a cave on amnesty will likely voice their displeasure at the polls. Published June 26, 2013
White House doors opened for pro-Hamas Islamic scholar: report
President Obama heads met with a top Islamic scholar with ties to the terrorist group Hamas inside the White House earlier this month. Published June 26, 2013
Marc Rich dies: ‘King of Commodities’ known for President Bill Clinton pardon
Marc Rich, the "King of Commodities" trader who fled to Switzerland in 1983 to avoid federal prosecution on more than 50 fraud and racketeering charges — and who was pardoned by President Bill Clinton in 2001 — died Wednesday at the age of 78. Published June 26, 2013
Prayers for Nelson Mandela turn to pleas for ‘peaceful end’
The tone of prayers for South Africa's former president, Nelson Mandela, who is hospitalized has changed over the last few days from entreaties of comfort and healing to pleas for a "peaceful end." Published June 26, 2013
Paula Deen’s sons rally, call racism charges ‘extortion’
Paula Deen, the celebrity chef who's fending off a public relations disaster that finds her guilty of racism, now has a couple staunch defenders coming forward — her two sons. Published June 25, 2013
Monica Lewinski lingerie heads to auction
A Portland, Ore., teacher who had an affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky at the same time she was engaging in illicit acts with President Bill Clinton is now auctioning off several artifacts tied to the rendezvous — including, at least one sample of her lingerie. Published June 25, 2013
Justice Department blocks sale of $11.5 million Picasso artwork
The U.S. Department of Justice blocked the sale of a Pablo Picasso painting worth about $11.5 million as a concession to Italian authorities who are investigating a couple on fraud and embezzlement. Published June 25, 2013
Gunman ambushes 2 Los Angeles detectives returning to the police station
A gunman dressed completely in black surprised two detectives who were returning to their Los Angeles police station on Tuesday, ambushing them and firing shots. Published June 25, 2013
NAACP takes a stand at George Zimmerman trial: ‘No one tells us … what to do’
Members of the NAACP rallying around the Trayvon Martin family at George Zimmerman's trial for second-degree murder, which continued Tuesday, said they wouldn't stay within the marked protest area set up by law enforcement. Published June 25, 2013
Tax-bill debate sparks lawmaker brawl in Taiwan
A brawl broke out Tuesday in a parliamentary session in Taiwan as angry lawmakers scuffled over a tax bill — belying the remarks of a visiting Chinese activist who was hailing the island's democracy in the very next room. Published June 25, 2013
Men’s Wearhouse breaks silence: George Zimmer fired over power-hungry push
Men's Wearhouse directors caved to public pressures to explain last week's sudden firing of George Zimmer, the company's founder and former executive chairman, painting him as a power-hungry leader who was straying from company principles. Published June 25, 2013
Iran commander: Syria conflict will end when Israel falls
A commander in one of Iran's volunteer military units said that the world will know when the conflict in Syria ends — it will be marked by the fall of Israel. Published June 25, 2013
Delta CEO gives up seat, wins big PR points with desperate mom
Delta Air Lines just got a huge public relations boost after a woman took to Facebook to thank the CEO for ceding his seat on an overbooked flight so she could pick up her child, who suffers from diabetes, from camp. Published June 25, 2013
Navy SEAL Chris Kyle’s widow: PTSD doesn’t justify murder
The wife of killed Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, who was shot by a Marine reservist he was trying to help, said that she does not forgive her husband's killer and that she rejects arguments that post-traumatic stress disorder was the reason for the murder. Published June 25, 2013
W.Va. radio station to give away rifle to show Second Amendment support
A radio station in West Virginia is sending a pro-Second Amendment message with a rifle giveaway contest, with the winner to be announced on the Fourth of July. Published June 25, 2013
German police uproot suspected student terror plot
Police in Germany have rooted out what they believe is an Islamist plot by aeronautics students at the University of Stuttgart to carry out a terrorist attack using remote-control model airplanes equipped with bombs. Published June 25, 2013
U.S. union head praises Brazil violence, warns of same transit protest here
The leader of the global Amalgamated Transit Union, headquartered in Washington, D.C., said the violence that's spreading through the streets of Brazil is a good example of solidarity and citizens' action, and that the United States might soon see the same. Published June 25, 2013
Bill Maher mocks conservatives, Fox News watchers who ‘hate socialism’
Bill Maher, the host of HBO's "Real Time" show, told CNN in a recent interview that he doesn't get conservatives who on one hand say they hate socialism but on the other hand accept entitlements such as Social Security and Medicaid. Published June 25, 2013
‘Sopranos’ cast outraged with fellow actor’s interviews on James Gandolfini
Cast members of "The Sopranos" are outraged at one of their fellow actors, describing his recent media sweep to discuss his so-called relationship with deceased James Gandolfini as a hypocritical show of self-promotion. Published June 25, 2013
Pope Francis blows off concert, shocking cardinals with snub
Pope Francis sent a pretty clear message to the Catholic Church with a weekend snub of a high-brow concert planned to honor his appointment: I'm not interested in pomp and social whirl. Published June 25, 2013
