Politics: Afternoon Edition: Supreme Court blocks Wal-Mart bias suit

If you have difficulty viewing this newsletter, click here to view as a Web page. Click here to view in plain text. Monday, June 20, 2011 HEADLINES Supreme Court blocks Wal-Mart bias suit The court on Monday blocked the massive sex-discrimination case brought by female employees of Wal-Mart. » Read full article The Fix: Why Ron Paul is king of the straw poll Paul remains a marginal candidate in the 2012 GOP presidential race despite his uncanny ability to win straw polls. What gives? » Read full article McCain: Illegal immigrants set fires GOP senator says illegal immigrants set some of the Arizona wildfires, but offers no evidence. » Read full article The Fix: Rick Perry sounds like a candidate But his advisers insist he remains at least several weeks away from a decision on the race. » Read full article First lady visits Africa Michelle Obama and her daughters are en route to South Africa. Get the latest news from the first lady's African trip here. » Read full article BEHIND THE GOVERNMENT SHOWDOWN Sign up for daily e-mail updates on the federal budget showdown QUOTE OF THE DAY Texas Gov. Rick Perry during a speech at this past weekend's Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans: "Our goal is to displace the entrenched powers in Washington, restore the right balance between state and federal government. We now live in this strange, inverted version of what our founders intended." COMMENT OF THE DAY Jihm, on The Associated Press's "Supreme Court blocks sex bias lawsuit by women who work at Wal-Mart" story: The supreme court believes in the Golden Rule. Yes, that's right: 'Those who have the gold rule.' Q&A DISCUSSIONS The Fix's Chris Cillizza was online at noon ET to discuss head-to-head matchups submitted by readers that are usually, but not necessarily about the march to the 2012 presidential election: Q: Tim Pawlenty seems to be scrambling to make up for his weak debate performance in N.H. last week. What's more accurate: A) He is still getting traction and will be a factor, or B) We're going to look back on last week and see it as the big chance that he blew? Chris Cillizza: View the response » » View full Q&A session MULTIMEDIA Video: Supreme Court limits Wal-Mart sex bias case The Supreme Court rules for Wal-Mart in its fight to block a massive sex discrimination lawsuit on behalf of women who work there. The court ruled unanimously Monday that the lawsuit against the retailer cannot proceed as a class action. 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