Politics: Afternoon Edition: Huntsman joins GOP race

If you have difficulty viewing this newsletter, click here to view as a Web page. Click here to view in plain text. Tuesday, June 21, 2011 HEADLINES Huntsman joins GOP race Jon M. Huntsman Jr. officially launched his White House bid Tuesday morning, setting up a campaign for the GOP nomination that, if successful, would lead to a matchup against his former boss. » Read full article The Fix: Gingrich's finance team quits Two top fundraisers for Newt Gingrich have quit, the latest in a series of staff departures that have badly hamstrung the former House Speaker's 2012 presidential bid. » Read full article Mark Kelly retires from NASA Mark Kelly announced his retirement from the Navy and NASA on a Facebook message Tuesday, saying he wanted to spend more time by the side of his wife, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, as she recovers from her gunshot wound. » Read full article The Fix: Is Rick Perry too George W. Bush-y? Plenty of people think Rick Perry sounds like a candidate for president these days. In fact, the Texas governor not only sounds like a candidate, but also like an actual president. Specifically, George W. Bush. » Read full article Fact Checker: Bachmann's Medicare nonsense Bachmann suggests President Obama secretly wants to turn Medicare into "Obamacare." Huh? » Read full article BEHIND THE GOVERNMENT SHOWDOWN Sign up for daily e-mail updates on the federal budget showdown QUOTE OF THE DAY Newt Gingrich spokesman R.C. Hammond regarding the state of Gingrich's campaign: "The campaign will continue to reorganize. We are going to duct-tape together one coalition of Americans after another that believe in his large, bold vision of change." COMMENT OF THE DAY andrew23boyle, on David A. Fahrenthold's "Obama's negation of 'hostilities' in Libya draws criticism" story: it is not so much that I fear President Obama HIMSELF having the power to wage arbitrary war pretty much unchecked but that I fear the PRESIDENCY having that power, regardless of who holds it. Q&A DISCUSSIONS Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson was online at 1 p.m. ET to discuss his recent columns and the latest news: Q: Why would Obama resist allowing this to fall under the War Powers Act? Congress, especially the Republican part of it, would certainly support the actions. So what's in it for Obama in leaving Congress out of the loop? Eugene Robinson : That's what I didn't understand. First, it seems beyond dispute that the Libya intervention does, indeed, qualify as "hostilities" that should be covered by the Act. Second, I can't imagine that the president would have had much difficulty in getting a resolution passed. Who's going to cast a vote in favor of Gaddafi? But we would have had at least something of a debate about the use of military force in such situations, and that would have been a good thing. » View full Q&A session MULTIMEDIA Video: Huntsman: 'Today I'm a candidate' for president Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman says he will run a campaign that is based on who would be a better president, not who is a better American. 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 ©2011 The Washington Post Privacy Policy