YAF kicks out Ron Paul  —  A prominent conservative activist group has given Ron Paul the boot.  —  The Young Americans for Freedom has voted the Texas congressman off its national advisory board in the aftermath of his straw poll win at CPAC over his positions on national security issues.

No Argument: Thomas Keeps 5-Year Silence  —  WASHINGTON — The anniversary will probably be observed in silence.  —  A week from Tuesday, when the Supreme Court returns from its midwinter break and hears arguments in two criminal cases, it will have been five years since Justice Clarence Thomas has spoken during a court argument.

Bolton: Obama administration ‘plain wrong’ on Egypt  —  Washington (CNN) - Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton condemned President Obama as “weak” and “indecisive” on foreign affairs while speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference Saturday.

Coulter: Nominate Christie, because Romney will lose  —  Conservative pundit Ann Coulter warned activists Saturday that if the party nominates former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney in 2012, President Obama will win reelection.  —  Asked in a Q&A session after a bombastic speech at CPAC …

Mubarak slammed U.S. in phone call with Israeli MK before resignation  —  Radical Islam will be result of U.S. push for democracy, Mubarak told Israel's Ben-Eliezer during a phone call on Thursday.  —  Hosni Mubarak had harsh words for the United States and what he described as its misguided quest …

Algeria shuts down internet and Facebook as protest mounts  —  Internet providers were shut down and Facebook accounts deleted across Algeria on Saturday as thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators were arrested in violent street demonstrations.  —  Plastic bullets and tear gas were used …

Allen West on ‘the dawn of a new America’  —  Washington (CNN) - Freshman GOP Rep. Allen West of Florida outlined three “pillars of conservatism” that will lead to the “new dawn of a new America” in a rousing speech given to close the Conservative Political Action Conference Saturday.

Egypt: Hosni Mubarak used last 18 days in power to secure his fortune  —  Hosni Mubarak used the 18 days it took for protesters to topple him to shift his vast wealth into untraceable accounts overseas, Western intelligence sources have said.  —  The price of Brent crude rose sharply early …

In U.S. Signals to Egypt, Obama Straddled a Rift  —  WASHINGTON — Last Saturday afternoon, President Obama got a jarring update from his national security team: With restive crowds of young Egyptians demanding President Hosni Mubarak's immediate resignation, Frank G. Wisner …

To Defend the Accused in a Tucson Rampage, First a Battle to Get Inside a Mind  —  TUCSON — Judy Clarke, the public defender for the man charged in the Tucson shooting, Jared L. Loughner, has made motions on his behalf and entered a plea for him of not guilty.

Administration rails against GOP plan to block funding for climate regulations  —  A government spending bill authored by House Republicans that would block funding for the Environmental Protection Agency's pending climate rules is “irresponsible and reckless,” a “preliminary analysis” …

Muslims good for UK - Cherie sister  —  The sister-in-law of former Labour prime minister Tony Blair has said a rise in the number of Muslims in Britain would be “good for the country”.  —  Journalist Lauren Booth - sister of Mr Blair's wife Cherie - converted to Islam last year.