Fiorina, Walker, stir Iowa conservatives . . . Former Hewlett-Packard chief executive and current American Conservative Union Foundation Chairwoman Carly Fiorina and battle-tested Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker left the crowds stirring after a nonstop ten-hour festival in Des Moines that exposed voters to 27 speakers and at least 10 GOP presidential hopefuls. Washington Times

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Saudi King Abdullah "couldn't stand" Obama . . . The king could not stand President Obama because the president was supportive of the Arab spring, because the president did not support Hosni Mubarak in Egypt – in fact turned his back on Hosni Mubarak in Egypt. White House Dossier

The Tyranny of the experts . . . There’s nothing wrong with experts. Conservatives like experts too. Except conservatives believe the experts are there to serve the people. To provide them with good advice that people, capable as they are, can use to make decisions. Experts, after all, often disagree. For liberals like Obama, experts are not here to advise. They are here to rule! Experts rule! Because they’ve done the research, and they know what’s best for you. White House Dossier

Obama proposes to lock up ANWR's oil . . . Alaska lawmakers were furious with the administration’s proposal — for decades Alaska Republicans and Democrats have been pushing for opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to drilling. “What’s coming is a stunning attack on our sovereignty and our ability to develop a strong economy that allows us, our children and our grandchildren to thrive,” said Alaska Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski. Daily Caller

White House revamps "war on women" message . . . the White House is tweaking its appeal to women, developing a more economic-centered pitch rather than devoting so much attention to social issues. Washington Examiner

Battle against al Qaeda severely hampered . . . In the latest Mideast foreign policy and counter-terrorism disaster, the fall of the U.S.-allied Yemeni leader has resulted in a severe setback for operations against the Yemen-based Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, perhaps the most dangerous branch of the group. White House Dossier

Christie takes a big step in . . . New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and his supporters have formed a political-action committee ahead of a likely bid for president, adding a third well-known Republican figure to the fight for campaign funds among the party's core donor class. Reuters

Palin speech fails to impress . . . It was all quite petty, and yet the complaining took half of Palin's allotted time. She then proceeded to blow through her time limit with a free-association ramble on Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, the energy industry, her daughter Bristol, Margaret Thatcher, and middle-class economics. Washington Examiner 

Carly Fiorina to Hillary: I've accomplished something . . . "Like Hillary Clinton, I have traveled around the globe," said the businesswoman, who spoke to conservatives at the Iowa Freedom Summit Saturday. "Unlike her, I have accomplished something. You see, Mrs. Clinton, flying is not an accomplishment. It is an activity." Newsmax

Huckabee's fondness for clemency . . . The AP has reported that Huckabee “had a hand in twice as many pardons and commutations as his three predecessors combined.” With those high numbers — 1,033 by the AP’s count, 1,058 according to the Arkansas secretary of state — there have of course been recidivists. Some were deadly. National Review

McCarthy: Jindal speaks truth about Islam . . . Louisiana’s Republican governor became that rarest of modern Anglo or American statesmen. Bobby Jindal told the truth about Islam, specifically about its large radical subset that attacks the West by violent jihad from without and sharia-supremacist subversion from within. National Review

Paul clashes with Rubio, Cruz on foreign policy . . . Rand Paul is demonstrating how he could disrupt the Republican presidential field if he seeks the nomination, sparring with potential rivals over Iran, Cuba and the Pentagon's budget in a face-to-face forum that offered an early preview of the feisty policy debate to come. Fox News

Conservatives concerned by amnesty retreat . . . If Republican leaders were not willing to use Congress’ power of the purse — the most potent weapon possessed by lawmakers to restrict a president — to stop a brazen unconstitutional act, conservatives reasoned, would the GOP-controlled Congress ever go to the mat to fight Mr. Obama? Washington Times

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Leftists triumph in Greece . . . Victory by radical left party Syriza in Greece's election today blew wind in the sails of other anti-austerity movements across Europe, sparking fears of renewed chaos in the Eurozone. Syriza leader Alexis Tsipras swept to victory overnight on a promise to renegotiate Greece's international bailout deal. He has also pledged to reverse many of the reforms that EU creditors demanded. Daily Mail

New Saudi king funded terrorists . . . King Salman, Saudi Arabia’s newly crowned monarch, has a controversial history of helping to fund radical terror groups and has maintained ties with several anti-Semitic Muslim clerics known for advocating radical positions, according to reports and regional experts. Washington Free Beacon

Saudis under siege . . . With war raging in Syria and tensions with Iran increasing, Saudi Arabia is threatened by a disintegration of the national government in Yemen across its southern border and by the Islamic State militants who are dominating the Iraqi desert just over its northern border. Washington Post

Hebdo survivor "happy" Obama stayed away . . . In a new interview Laurent Léger, an investigative reporter at Charlie Hebdo and a survivor of the January 7th assault on the magazine's Paris office, condemned President Obama for his administration's attack on press freedom. Huffington Post

Yes, France has "no-go" areas . . . The problem may be one of definition: Scholars who have studied France’s Islamization say that if “no go” means a neighborhood generally isolated from the rest of France, where police will not always go and where criminal gangs and Islamists wield considerable control, then France indeed has no-go areas. Washington Times​

Mohammed image at the Supreme Court . . . Among ancient lawmakers including Moses, Solomon and Charlemagne featured in a marble frieze on the Supreme Court building in Washington D.C. stands the Prophet Muhammed, dressed in long robes and carrying a sword. His inclusion caused a controversy in 1997, six decades after the panel was carved, when Muslim groups called for the likeness to be sanded down, arguing the portrayal was sacrilegious and defined their faith as one of violence. Bloomberg

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