Politics: Afternoon Edition: GOP race gets uglier in Florida

If you have difficulty viewing this newsletter, click here to view as a Web page. Click here to view in plain text. Thursday, January 26, 2012 HEADLINES The GOP race gets uglier in Florida Using the word "stupid" at least a dozen times to describe how Mitt Romney views voters, Newt Gingrich stirred a huge tea party crowd Thursday by accusing Romney and the GOP establishment of slinging "mud" and "junk" because "they're against change in Washington." » Read full article Obama tangles with Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer President Obama and Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer (R) appeared to exchange heated words in front of reporters and other public officials on Wednesday as Obama arrived in this Southwestern city for the second stop of his post-State of the Union tour. » Read full article 2011: A slow year on K Street Lobbying activity plunged in 2011 for the first time in a decade, most likely driven lower by the struggling economy and legislative gridlock on Capitol Hill, according to new estimates released Thursday. » Read full article Wedding bells for Barney Frank The Massachusetts congressman and Jim Ready, his partner of six years, are getting hitched. » Read full article Rick Santorum struggles to hang on Santorum faces a new reality here in Florida: He is short on cash, and he is the odd man out in what is shaping up to be a two-man contest. » Read full article QUOTE OF THE DAY Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer, describing her apparent tiff with President Obama on a tarmac in Phoenix: "He brought up my book and he was a little tense. He said he read the excerpt and didn't think I was very cordial. I said we'd have to agree to disagree. He was a little thin-skinned and tense, to say the least." MULTIMEDIA Video: Jan Brewer defends pointing finger at Obama Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer defended herself after a contentious exchange with President Obama Wednesday about her book "Scorpions for Breakfast." Brewer was photographed pointing her finger towards the president. Get The Washington Post, your way. Want to stay on top of the latest news, features, commentary and more? Here's how: Mobile: Alerts: Social Media: Applications Web site E-mail SMS RSS Feeds Facebook Twitter SEND TO A FRIEND UNSUBSCRIBE E-NEWSLETTER CENTER GET HELP Washington Post Digital E-mail Customer Care 1150 15th Street NW Washington, D.C. 20071 ©2012 The Washington Post Privacy Policy