Politics: Afternoon Edition: Romney scours N.H. for votes (and laughs)

If you have difficulty viewing this newsletter, click here to view as a Web page. Click here to view in plain text. Tuesday, June 14, 2011 HEADLINES Romney scours N.H. for votes (and laughs) Mitt Romney paraded through two diners, a hardware shop and a feed store in New Hampshire on Tuesday morning, continuing his offensive against President Obama. » Read full article The Fix: Huntsman to launch 2012 bid next week Former Utah governor and ambassador to China Jon Huntsman will announce he is running for president on June 21, according to sources familiar with his plans. » Read full article 2chambers: Some of Weiner's friends stand by him Despite the stream of resignation calls from prominent Democrats, Weiner retains a core group of about 10 House supporters. » Read full article The Fix: Michele Bachmann's star turn Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann came into Monday night's presidential debate in the Queen City as an unknown commodity. She left it as the most talked-about candidate in the 2012 GOP field. » Read full article 2chambers: Biden-led deficit talks resume Tuesday The Minnesota congresswoman shined in the first New Hampshire debate of the 2012 presidential race. » Read full article BEHIND THE GOVERNMENT SHOWDOWN Sign up for daily e-mail updates on the federal budget showdown QUOTE OF THE DAY Mitt Romney, former Massachusetts governor and GOP presidential candidate reflecting on the difference for him between 2008 and 2012: "Five years ago, it was, 'Who the heck is this guy?' And now, it's, 'We know who you are.'" COMMENT OF THE DAY arancia12, on Karen Tumulty and Philip Rucker's "GOP candidates play nice during debate" story: At some point they are going to have to define how they are different from each other because last night I saw a bunch of candidates that all sounded alike. Q&A DISCUSSIONS Philip Rucker, national political reporter at The Washington Post was online at noon ET to discuss the Republican presidential debate in New Hampshire: Q: Would it be fair for me to assess that the Republican field essentaily has a pack mentality, in that there is, overall, little divergence amongst the candidates an their major issues? Philip Rucker: That's mostly true on the major issues. Most of the candidates are for changing the tax code, repealing Obama's health care law, peeling back some of the federal regulations instituted by the Obama administration, cutting government spending, etc. » View full Q&A session MULTIMEDIA Video: Michele Bachmann enters presidential race Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann, an outspoken Republican with close ties to the tea party, announced during the GOP debate Monday that she is running for president, a candidacy that could further shake up a volatile fight for the GOP nomination. 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