Politics: Afternoon Edition: McCain calls rebels heroes during Libya visit

If you have difficulty viewing this newsletter, click here to view as a Web page. Click here to view in plain text. Friday, April 22, 2011 HEADLINES McCain calls rebels heroes during Libya visit Arizona Sen. John McCain, one of the strongest congressional proponents of military intervention against Gaddafi, made an unannounced visit and called for further U.S. and international assistance to the rebels. » Read full article Poll: Romney leads pack in N.H. A roundup of what you may have missed this week in the 2012 presidential campaign. » Read full article Court reopens 2007 Iraq shooting case against Blackwater guards A federal trial judge in Washington threw out the case on New Year's Eve 2009 after he found the Justice Department mishandled evidence and violated the guards' constitutional rights. » Read full article Ezra Klein: Two very different approaches to a budget deal It's odd to say this, but I would really, really, really like for there to be, as Ross Douthat suggests, equivalence between the two parties on fiscal issues right now. » Read full article The Fix: What Ensign's resignation means for Sharron Angle The surprise resignation of Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.) has major implications for another Nevada Republican: Sharron Angle. » Read full article BEHIND THE GOVERNMENT SHOWDOWN Sign up for daily e-mail updates on the federal budget showdown QUOTE OF THE DAY Nevada Sen. John Ensign in a statement announcing that he will resign in early May: "While I stand behind my firm belief that I have not violated any law, rule, or standard of conduct of the Senate, and I have fought to prove this publicly, I will not continue to subject my family, my constituents, or the Senate to any further rounds of investigation, depositions, drawn out proceedings, or especially public hearings" COMMENT OF THE DAY kitchendragon50, on Paul Kane's "Biden deficit task force off to rocky start" story: Obama already had a deficit commission and didn't like the answer. The "gang of six" will present their results with probably the same cold reception. The "Biden" commission will probably be like the 2011 budget group where he will disappear after the first photo op meeting. Q&A DISCUSSIONS Columnist Dana Milbank was online at 12 p.m. ET to discuss the latest political news in Washington and his recent columns: Q: [President Obama should deliver] on his promise to be different, to change things, to make our country work better. Its insulting to the youth of America to think that being on Facebook, while being in touch with the youth, will cause people to overlook the inability to deliver on what he implied he was going to do. Dana Milbank: At the risk of being serious, you are absolutely correct. I think the frustration among Obama supporters is not that he's done badly in absolute terms but that he's done badly relative to the impossibly high expectations he set. » View full Q&A session MULTIMEDIA Video: Nevada Sen. Ensign announces resignation Nevada Sen. John Ensign announced he will resign amid an ethics investigation. He said he has not violated any laws or rules, but said he could no longer subject his family, friends and constituents to further investigations. 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