Politics News & Analysis: Obama celebrates his 50th with die-hard supporters

If you have difficulty viewing this newsletter, click here to view as a Web page. Click here to view in plain text. Thursday, August 04, 2011 Top Stories Obama celebrates birthday with die-hard supporters David Nakamura A capacity crowd cheered the president at the party-slash-fundraiser in Chicago. Complete coverage of Obama's 50th birthday celebrations Gallery: Obama's birthday bash Obama hits 50, his approval ratings don't Obama's fundraising targets very large, very small donors PostPolitics Headlines Gov. Perry's higher-education battle Lobbyists gear up after debt deal No end in sight for FAA funding stalemate Gun industry sues over new ATF border rule The Fix Is compromise overrated? Palin's Ba-ack. Or is she? Afternoon Fix: Gingrich explains Twitter followers 44: Politics & Policy Obama's 50th birthday: A time for reflection . . . and fundraising Obama treats staff at Good Stuff Dems like debt deal more than liberal groups Ezra Klein How can Washington help create jobs? Reconciliation Everything you need to know about the FAA shutdown in one post More Headlines Pentagon sounds alarm over steep budget cuts White House seeks ways to aid economy SEC charges spouse of ex-Playboy CEO Iraq's troop decision 'good,' U.S. says Opinions Still Obama's party Harold Meyerson Why he won't face a primary challenge. Defense cuts? Go for it. Fareed Zakaria Threatened Pentagon cuts are a good thing. Iran, nuclear pariah Ray Takeyh Sanctions might be helping the regime. Movie madness David Ignatius Hollywood falls further behind foreign cinema. Behind the showdown Newsletter | Click here to sign up for the Behind the government showdown newsletter. 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 ©2011 The Washington Post Privacy Policy