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 …

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 …

Beck says NRA will investigate Norquist  —  A post on a National Rifle Association website Friday indicated it is opening an ethics investigation into whether prominent conservative activist and NRA board member Grover Norquist holds sympathies for the Muslim Brotherhood after accusations from conservative commentator Glenn Beck.

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 …

Racist SAE Frat Suing Oklahoma University for Calling Them Racist  —  Just days after two members of Oklahoma University's defunct SAE chapter were expelled from the school, the fraternity is lawyering up: “They should not be tarred and feathered as racists,” their attorney says.  Good luck to this guy.

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:

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.

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.

Gawker v. Department of State  —  Today, Gawker Media filed a Freedom of Information Act complaint in U.S. District Court against the Department of State, seeking email correspondence between former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Philippe Reines and members of the news media.

14 Teens Allegedly Sexually Assaulted 2 Venice High School Students; 9 Arrested  —  Nine students were arrested at or near Venice High School Friday morning, and five other minors were being sought for a series of alleged sexual assaults involving two female victims, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

Hillary Seems Tired, Not Hungry  —  Perhaps we've just seen the beginning of the end of Mrs. Clinton's campaign.  —  Maybe we're not stuck in Scandal Land.  —  For a while I've assumed Hillary Clinton would run for her party's nomination and be a formidable candidate in the general election.

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 …

Court rebuffs Obama on immigration stay timing  —  A federal appeals court has turned aside the Obama Administration's proposal to accelerate its request for a stay of a lower judge's order blocking President Barack Obama's plan to give quasi-legal status and work permits to millions more illegal immigrants.

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.

“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.

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 …

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.

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.