Afternoon Fix - Romney adviser: Mandate is not a tax

If you have difficulty viewing this newsletter, click here to view as a Web page. Click here to view in plain text. Monday, July 2, 2012 HEADLINES Romney adviser: Mandate is not a tax An adviser to former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney went off-message on MSNBC Monday, arguing that the health-care mandate in the Affordable Care Act is not a tax. » Read full article Fact Checker: Both sides spin on Bain outsourcing Both campaigns have seized on a news report in The Post, and both are describing it inaccurately for their own political purposes. » Read full article Is repeal good politics for Republicans? Republicans say people don't like the law. Democrats say people don’t want a do-over. Polls give fodder to both sides. » Read full article Wonkblog: The health-care backlash begins The Supreme Court decided last week that the federal government could not penalize states for not participating in the Medicaid expansion, set to begin in 2014. Florida and South Carolina have decided since then that they will opt out of the program. Republican legislators elsewhere are also mulling the idea. » Read full article Reliable Source: 'Call me maybe' hits Congress Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D-Calif.) and her interns provide the first congressional take on the Carly Rae Jepsen hit. » Read full article QUOTE OF THE DAY Romney adviser Eric Fehrnstrom veering from the Republican talking point that, as the Supreme Court ruled last week, the individual mandate is a tax: "The governor believes what we put in place in Massachusetts was a penalty and he disagrees with the Court's ruling that the mandate was a tax." MULTIMEDIA Video: Ron Paul inducted into congressional baseball hall of fame Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) on Thursday night was named the newest inductee into the congressional baseball hall of fame. 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