Politics News & Analysis: Romney hopes overseas trip shows him as a statesman

If you have difficulty viewing this newsletter, click here to view as a Web page. Click here to view in plain text. Friday, July 20, 2012 Top Stories Romney prepares for overseas trip Philip Rucker and Dan Balz Mitt Romney plans to depart next week for a visit to Britain, Israel and Poland, and the Republican presidential candidate hopes the trip will help him project the aura of a statesman and signal to voters back home that he would make a plausible commander in chief. PostPolitics Headlines GSA probe turns up a $270,000 celebration Obama visits Florida to court seniors First racial profiling trial begins for Arizona sheriff Arpaio Federal regulations ease rules for same-sex partners Congress debates 'Taxmageddon' The Fix 2012: It's 2004 all over again The Condoleezza Rice effect Is Hollywood embracing super PACs? More Headlines At least 14 killed in Colo. mall shooting Anemia drugs made billions, but at what cost? Spanish bond rates jump Mideast 'shadow war's' new phase Opinions Did the state make you great? The myths of Postal Service woes The Census's key surveys 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