Obama ‘embarrassed’ for GOP senators who signed Iran letter  —  President Barack Obama says he's “embarrassed” for the 47 Republican senators who signed a letter to Iranian leaders earlier this week.  —  “I'm embarrassed for them.  For them to address a letter to the ayatollah who they claim …

More Seattle restaurants close doors as $15 minimum wage approaches  —  Seattle's $15 minimum wage law goes into effect on April 1, 2015.  As that date approaches, restaurant across the city are making the financial decision to close shop.  The Washington Policy Center writes that …

Here's what Scott Walker has to say about Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio  —  We sat down this morning with Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, who is making his first New Hampshire campaign swing as a likely presidential candidate this weekend along with Jeb Bush.  Naturally we asked him how he can compete …

POLITICO Caucus: Iran-letter backlash spreads to early states  —  ‘Policywise, the deal Obama is trying to cut is a bad one.  Politically speaking, however, the letter has been a disaster.’  —  One-third of Republican insiders believe that Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton and his GOP colleagues …

Edits to Wikipedia pages on Bell, Garner, Diallo traced to 1 Police Plaza  —  Computers operating on the New York Police Department's computer network at its 1 Police Plaza headquarters have been used to alter Wikipedia pages containing details of alleged police brutality, a review by Capital has revealed.

Morning Plum: Chaos in Congress is about to get a lot crazier  —  The quote of the week, one that will likely reverberate through the halls of Congress for many months to come, is this one from GOP Rep. Charlie Dent, lamenting the inability of the House GOP caucus to unite behind, well, anything at all:

Top State Dept. officials' work emails not automatically archived before February  —  The admission by spokeswoman Jen Psaki is another blow to Hillary Clinton.  —  Hillary Clinton's explanation for her use of a personal email account while she served as secretary of state suffered another blow Friday …

Pope, on anniversary, says believes he will have short pontificate  —  (Reuters) - Pope Francis said in an interview published on Friday he believes his pontificate will be short and that he would be ready to resign like his predecessor rather than ruling for life.

Glenn Beck Makes Big Announcement: NRA Told Me It's Opening Ethics Investigation Into Grover Norquist  —  Glenn Beck said Friday that NRA executive vice president Wayne LaPierre told him the organization is opening an ethics investigation into Grover Norquist, the president of Americans for Tax Reform.

SAE board hires attorney to explore possible legal action against OU, Boren  —  NORMAN -  —  The board of the OU chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon voted late Thursday to hire attorney Stephen Jones to “protect the integrity” of the chapter and it's members, Jones tells Fox 25.

The Wet Wipes Box Says Flush, but the New York City Sewer System Says Don't  —  With its sewer system under siege, tallying millions of dollars in equipment damage across its underground maze, New York City is confronting a menace that has gummed the gears of plumbing networks around the world: the common wet wipe.

Putin Has Vanished, but Rumors Are Popping Up Everywhere  —  MOSCOW — Where's Putin?  —  It was the question preoccupying Moscow and much of Russia on Friday, as speculation mounted about why President Vladimir V. Putin had not been seen in public since last week.

An 11-year-old reported being raped twice, wound up with a conviction  —  Almost seven years ago, a troubled 11-year-old girl reported that she had been raped — twice — in her Northwest Washington neighborhood.  Despite medical evidence of sexual assault, records show that no suspects …

Seinfeld Nears Streaming Video Deal, Yada Yada Yada  —  “Seinfeld” is about to become master of a whole new domain: the Internet.  —  Sony Pictures Television, a unit of Sony Corp., is in advanced talks to sell reruns of the hit 1990s NBC sitcom to an online video service …

“A lot of us are disappointed and angry”: Martin O'Malley sounds off to Salon  —  Martin O'Malley is having kind of a moment.  —  The former Maryland governor, who's exploring a run for the 2016 Democratic nomination, still doesn't break single digits in polls.

OPEN APOLOGY TO FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA FROM RODNER FIGUEROA  —  I offer my sincere apology for an unfortunate comment I made about a make-up artist's depiction of you on Univision's show “El Gordo y La Flaca” yesterday.  It was clearly in bad taste and misunderstood.

ISIS blows up Iraqi army HQ in battle for Ramadi  —  Story highlights  —  Baghdad, Iraq (CNN)More than 40 Iraqi soldiers were killed when ISIS blew up the Iraqi army headquarters near Ramadi in Iraq's western Anbar province, an Anbar provincial leader told CNN, as the battle continues for control of key cities in Iraq.

U.S. Exaggerates Islamic State Casualties  —  The war against the Islamic State has killed thousands of fighters and even some mid-level battlefield commanders, but the organization's senior leadership and nerve center remain largely untouched, according to U.S. military and intelligence officials.

Exclusive: Microsoft's digital assistant to head to Android, Apple devices  —  (Reuters) - Microsoft is working on an advanced version of its competitor to Apple's Siri, using research from an artificial intelligence project called “Einstein.”  —  Microsoft has been running its …