Politics: Early Lessons Forged Paladino's Combative Style

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September 27, 2010 Politics

Early Lessons Forged Paladino's Combative Style By DAVID M. HALBFINGER and MICHAEL BARBARO For Carl P. Paladino, the Republican candidate for New York governor, crusades against the local establishment have fueled his wealth and his rage. A New Political Face at a Queens Parade The Caucus From Obama, An Appeal to G.O.P. Rank and File By MICHAEL D. SHEAR President Obama, in an interview on the "Today" show, makes a nod in the direction of Republican voters. ADVERTISEMENT City Room Lazio Drops Out of Governor's Race By DAVID M. HALBFINGER Rick Lazio's decision to have his name removed from the ballot bolsters the candidacy of Carl P. Paladino, the Republican. The Caucus An Effort to Recapture Democratic Energy By BY MICHAEL D. SHEAR President Obama plans to recapture energy by moving away from small town-hall-style meetings and going big, with his first large-scale campaign rally since 2008 scheduled to be held Wednesday. Obama, Quizzed on Private Schooling, Is Blunt By MICHAEL D. SHEAR President Obama says bluntly that there's no way the public schools in the District of Columbia could match the elite private school his daughters attend. Campaign Trail: North by Southwest? By MICHAEL D. SHEAR After an airline merger, primary voters in New Hampshire might no longer be able to say to Washington insiders that "you can't get here from there." More Politics News U.S. Tries to Make It Easier to Wiretap the Internet By CHARLIE SAVAGE Officials are preparing to seek sweeping new regulations, arguing they are losing their capability to track suspects. Liberal Groups Planning to Rally on National Mall By STEVEN GREENHOUSE Some 300 liberal groups are sponsoring a march, hoping to overshadow a recent rally led by Glenn Beck. Lax State Gun Laws Tied to Crimes in Other States By ERIC LICHTBLAU City leaders are pointing a finger at the states where many of the weapons are sold. From the Sunday Times Rove Returns, With Team, Planning G.O.P. Push By JIM RUTENBERG The master Republican strategist Karl Rove is marshaling the resources of disparate business, nonprofit and interest groups to bring Republicans back to power. Democrats Unleash Ads Focusing on Rivals' Pasts By JEFF ZELENY Many Democrats are deploying the fruits of a yearlong investigation into the business and personal histories of Republican candidates in an effort to plant doubts about them. Books of The Times 'White House Diary' By JIMMY CARTER Reviewed by STEVEN R. WEISMAN Patient readers will find in Jimmy Carter's diary entries a sense of what it is like to be president. Excerpt Cultural Studies Hand-Holding Across the Aisle By AIMEE LEE BALL Couples with opposing political views find peaceful coexistence when the world around you is bickering and taking sides. Red Carpet Spy By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG Valerie Plame Wilson, the outed C.I.A. operative, is back in the spotlight. But this time, it's on her terms. Times Topics: Valerie Plame ADVERTISEMENT Get home delivery of The New York Times for as low as $3.15 a week.

From Week in Review Obama, Empathy and the Midterms By JOHN HARWOOD Many in Washington fault President Obama's cool public style. But in midterm elections, in a bad economy, showing empathy has rarely helped a president. How to Tilt an Election Through Redistricting By MICHAEL COOPER With the 2010 census complete, Democrats and Republicans across the country are preparing for an exercise in creative cartography. Graphic: 5 Basic Principles of Gerrymandering FiveThirtyEight Analyzing Whitman's Questions About California Poll By NATE SILVER A Los Angeles Times/University of Southern California poll has been criticized by the campaign of Meg Whitman, the Republican candidate in California governor's race. Multimedia Video: The Caucus With John Harwood John Harwood of The New York Times and CNBC talked with Michael D. Shear, The Times's chief correspondent for The Caucus blog, about the significance of President Obama's small-business lending bill. Interactive Feature: A Nonprofit's Republican Ties Though Americans for Job Security says it is not aligned with a political party, a close look shows that its connections and choice of campaigns resemble those of a Republican political operation. Video: CNBC: One Disappointed Supporter Speaks Faced with a question about serving the middle class at a town-hall-style meeting broadcast live on CNBC on Monday, President Obama stressed that he sees the middle class as the country's "bedrock." ADVERTISEMENT

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