Politics: Afternoon Edition: Obama tours the Rust Belt

If you have difficulty viewing this newsletter, click here to view as a Web page. Click here to view in plain text. Thursday, July 5, 2012 HEADLINES Obama tours Rust Belt with popular senators On a two-day bus tour through Ohio and Pennsylvania, Preident Obama has popular senators at his side stumping for votes from Toledo to Pittsburgh, in stark contrast to the 2010 midterm elections when virtually no endangered Democratic incumbent sought the spotlight with the president. » Read full article Mitt Romney's problem with the health-care mandate question THE TAKE | The Romney camp showed there is no simple answer for a candidate who backed just such a mandate. » Read full article Does Mitt Romney have a staff problem? Talk of a shakeup in Mitt Romney's presidential campaign is running rampant, with the expectation within the Republican political class that the former Massachusetts governor will add seasoned hands rather than part ways with any of his current senior staffers. » Read full article Ann Romney: Obama's strategy is 'let's kill this guy' In an interview with CBS News, the wife of former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney said President Obama's whole campaign plan was to "kill" her husband. » Read full article U.S. files complaint against China over auto tariffs The United States has filed a complaint against China with the World Trade Organization over tariffs on American-made automobile exports, the Obama administration announced Thursday. » Read full article QUOTE OF THE DAY Ann Romney talking about the Obama campaign in a CBS News interview: "They're going to do everything they can to destroy Mitt" 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