Politics News & Analysis: Is Mitt Romney loosening up?

If you have difficulty viewing this newsletter, click here to view as a Web page. Click here to view in plain text. Tuesday, June 19, 2012 Top Stories Romney's popularity rising Philip Rucker Now that Mitt Romney is their likely nominee, and running an extremely close race against President Obama, Republicans are demonstrating fresh enthusiasm. PostPolitics Headlines Why Ohio will be the 2012 grand prize Obama presses Russia's Putin on Syria violence McGurk withdraws nomination for U.S. ambassador to Iraq Kerry to play Romney in mock debates Crime-lab ruling defies usual Supreme Court divisions The Fix Why the GOP can't write off Hispanics Latinos: Obama's voting treasure trove Bloomberg tips hands More Headlines Greek elections fail to calm financial fears Chinese activist plunges into U.S. studies Major cities tackle climate change DREAMing of bipartisanship Opinions Straddling the border A bad bet on 'clean energy' Clemens's biggest win Congressional votes database Browse every vote in the U.S. Congress since 1991. Explore the database House votes Senate votes 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