Politics News & Analysis: Rice withdraws name from consideration; President comments on new pot laws

If you have difficulty viewing this newsletter, click here to view as a Web page. Click here to view in plain text. Friday, December 14, 2012 Top Stories President decides not to wage costly fight for controversial State candidate Scott Wilson Decision shows that six weeks after his reelection, Obama still has limited power in partisan Washington. PostPolitics Headlines Obama, Boehner meet for 'cliff' talks Obama: I've got 'bigger fish to fry' than pot smokers How many Watergates? Readers write about the Federal Diary The Fix Colbert donates super PAC cash Brewer doesn't rule out another bid What Susan Rice's decision means More Headlines Running the Fed in plain English U.S. troops to man Patriot missile system along Syrian border People live longer, but with more disability 'Zero Dark Thirty' and the new reality of reported filmmaking Opinions The right-to-work dilemma Charles Krauthammer Get ready to jump Eugene Robinson Losing our black youth Michael Gerson Susan Rice's withdrawalsullies everyone involved Ruth Marcus INTERACTIVE 'Fiscal cliff' calculator: What it will mean for me? As President Obama and Congress negotiate a plan to avoid the fiscal cliff, use this tool to estimate how real families would be impacted by some of the options on the table. 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 ©2012 The Washington Post Privacy Policy