Politics: Afternoon Edition: Why bin Laden is fair game for Obama

If you have difficulty viewing this newsletter, click here to view as a Web page. Click here to view in plain text. Tuesday, May 1, 2012 HEADLINES Why bin Laden is fair game for Obama Simply because the death of bin Laden bolsters Obama's case for reelection doesn't mean that it is out of bounds. What's good for the political goose is good for the political gander. » Read full article Obama's whopper about an Ohio River bridge As we said before, we understand the need for symbolism. But that does not give a president license to stretch the facts. » Read full article Gingrich preemptively bids farewell Former House speaker Newt Gingrich on preempted his own campaign suspension, announcing in a video to supporters that he will pull out of the presidential race on Wednesday. » Read full article FBI: 5 men accused in plot to blow up highway bridge near Cleveland Authorities say three of the men were self-described anarchists and there was no danger to the public. » Read full article Rubio on Florida GOP credit card: 'I shouldn't have done it that way' Rubio addressed his use of a Florida Republican Party credit card for personal purchases » Read full article QUOTE OF THE DAY Mitt Romney criticizing as "silly" a video released late last week in which the Obama campaign questioned whether a President Romney would have authorized the raid that killed bin Laden. : "Any thinking American would have ordered the exact same thing." Q&A DISCUSSIONS Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson was online at 1 p.m. ET to discuss his columns and the latest in political news: Q: I am curious. It seems that you see nothing wrong with noncitizens voting. Voter ID is a quick and simple method of preventing illegal voting. I had to show my voter ID recently before I could vote in a primary election and I am a Caucasian. Eugene Robinson: Of course I don't want noncitizens to vote. But they wouldn't be on the voter rolls, would they? They would have to vote in the names of registered citizens, and if this were happening we'd know about it, because those citizens would show up to vote and be told that they'd already cast ballots. That would be voter fraud. Tell me where it's happening. » View full Q&A session MULTIMEDIA Video: Trail Mix: Will foreign policy matter in the presidential race? The Washington Post's Felicia Sonmez discusses President Obama's push to remind Americans of his decision to storm the Osama bin Laden compound and its impact on his campaign. 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