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8:30 PM ET, March 13, 2015

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James Hohmann / Politico:
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 …
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Jonathan Capehart / Washington Post:
Tom Cotton picked apart by Army general over ‘mutinous’ Iran letter  —  The open letter to the leaders of the Islamic Republic of Iran signed by 47 senators and instigated by Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) was a stunning breach of protocol.  One so outrageous that my former colleagues at the New York Daily News dubbed the signers “traitors.”
Discussion: Mediaite, Jay Bookman, Raw Story and CNN
Nick Gass / Politico:
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 …
Heidi Przybyla / Bloomberg Business:
GOP Senator Says Letter Shouldn't Have Been Addressed to Iran's Leaders  —  The letter 47 Republicans sent earlier this week warning against a nuclear deal President Barack Obama is negotiating with Iran probably shouldn't have been addressed to the regime's leaders, said Senator Ron Johnson, who signed the letter.
VICE News:
President Barack Obama: The VICE News Interview (Trailer)
Discussion: Political Wire and Twitchy
Daniel Strauss / Talking Points Memo:
Obama Just Plain ‘Embarrassed’ For GOP Over Iran Letter (WATCH)
Discussion: FreakOutNation
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
GOP senator has one ‘regret’ over Iran letter
Discussion: Daily Kos and Talking Points Memo
Adam C. Smith / Tampa Bay Times:
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 …
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Ezra Klein / Vox:
Hillary Clinton isn't running unopposed.  She's just crushing the competition.  —  Jonathan Bernstein and Reihan Salam have written two smart articles on the Democratic presidential primary — or lack thereof — that are best read in tandem.  Bernstein's article is meant to explain why it looks …
Julie Spatacean / Shift Washington:
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 …
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Washington Policy Center:
Seattle's $15 wage law a factor in restaurant closings
Kelly Weill / Capital New York:
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.
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
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 …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
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:
Philip Pullella / Reuters:
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.
Discussion: Liberaland and Political Wire
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Vatican Radio English:
Pope Francis on his Pontificate to date
Erica Ritz / TheBlaze.com:
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.
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Wilson / Glenn Beck:
Does this progressive GOP leader have ties to the Muslim Brotherhood?
Keaton Fox / okcfox.com:
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.
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Matt Flegenheimer / New York Times:
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.
Discussion: Gothamist and Raw Story
Neil MacFarquhar / New York Times:
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.
Discussion: Reuters, Business Insider and NPR
Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
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 …
Discussion: The Week, The Verge and Mediaite
Karina Catellani / Latin WE:
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.
Joan Walsh / Salon:
“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.
Joanna Walters / Washington Post:
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story and Prairie Weather
al.com:
Alabama House passes contentious marriage bill after four hours of debate  —  After nearly four hours of debate, the Alabama House on Thursday passed a bill that gives judges, ministers and other officiants the right to refuse to perform marriage ceremonies.
Eli Lake / Bloomberg View:
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.
Bill Rigby / Reuters:
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 …
Discussion: Mashable, The Verge and Polygon
 
 
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