Kerry ‘not blind’ to Rouhani's past  —  Washington (CNN) - America's top diplomat dismissed concerns Sunday that the Obama administration was not being skeptical enough while the U.S. negotiates with Iran over its continued enrichment of uranium, activity widely assumed to be supporting a nuclear weapons program.

Dear Governor Christie  —  I KNOW, governor, I know: It's still too early for presidential speculation, you're just focused on the job at hand and any talk of 2016, while flattering, is purely hypothetical.  —  But just in case you do have some faint, slight, extremely modest interest …

In shift, GOP wants O-Care fix  —  Republicans have shifted their strategy on ObamaCare.  —  Weeks ago, many Republicans said ObamaCare — including Speaker John Boehner (Ohio) — was too broken to fix.  But now, the GOP is drafting legislation that aims to do just that.

Donors plot against GOP rebel  —  Business leaders are plotting to take down Rep. Justin Amash (R-Mich.) as part of a broader effort to punish lawmakers over the government shutdown.  —  In a letter obtained by The Hill, prominent Michigan donors request financial backing for Amash's primary challenger, Brian Ellis.

‘60 Minutes’ Apologizes For Benghazi Report: ‘We Were Wrong’ … “The truth is that we made a mistake,” CBS News correspondent Lara Logan said Friday as she apologized for an Oct. 27 report on 60 Minutes in which a State Department security contractor claimed he had been on the scene of the Sept. 11 …

Graham won't end Benghazi holds  —  Sen. Lindsey Graham says he still plans to use Senate holds on President Barack Obama's nominees until he gets answers on the attack on the U.S. mission in Benghazi, Libya.  —  Pressed on CNN's “State of the Union” Sunday, the South Carolina Republican …

Bryant Park skating rink shooting leaves two injured, including 14-year-old avid skater; shooter at large  —  A gunman shot a 20-year-old man in the arm and 14-year-old Adonis Mera in the back — and the teen's family fears he may never walk again.  Police are searching for the suspected shooter …

As Washington Keeps Sinking, Governors Rise  —  LOS ANGELES — Washington these days is the symbol of governmental failure, rocked by a shutdown, legislative paralysis and the disastrous debut of President Obama's health care program.  Public opinion of Mr. Obama and members of Congress is on a steady decline.

The enigma of Janet Yellen as Fed chair  —  She who is about to become the most consequential woman in the history of American government will find it easier to be confirmed than it was to be nominated as the next chair of the Federal Reserve Board.  Janet Yellen probably was the president's second choice …