Politics: Florida Candidate Veers From Tea Party's Script

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August 23, 2010 Politics

Florida Candidate Veers From Tea Party's Script By JEFF ZELENY Marco Rubio is seeking to show that he is more than just an insurgent protest candidate - and is breaking with some Tea Party orthodoxy in the process. Interactive Map: The Race The Caucus In Pennsylvania, Hagel to Endorse Sestak By JEFF ZELENY Chuck Hagel, a former Republican senator from Nebraska, is weighing in on the Senate race in Pennsylvania - on the Democratic side of the ticket. Race Profile: Pennsylvania Senate ADVERTISEMENT 2010 Midterms Lazio Finds an Issue in Furor Over Islamic Center By MICHAEL BARBARO Rick A. Lazio is making his opposition to a Muslim center a centerpiece of his candidacy for governor of New York. The Ad Campaign: Using 9/11 to Attack Cuomo In Alaska, Two Names Not on the Ballot Play Roles By WILLIAM YARDLEY Senator Lisa Murkowski is facing Joe Miller, but Senator Ted Stevens and Sarah Palin may loom in voters' minds. The Caucus TimesCast: Primaries in Arizona and Florida By THE NEW YORK TIMES The Times's Jeff Zeleny looks at the upcoming primaries in these battleground states. Michelle Obama, Laura Bush to Honor 9/11 Victims By ASHLEY SOUTHALL First Lady Michelle Obama and her immediate predecessor, Laura Bush, are expected to speak at a ceremony next month honoring victims of the terrorist attacks. More Politics News White House Memo It's Called a Vacation. But for the Obamas, It's Not That Simple. By JACKIE CALMES The first family is spending 10 days on Martha's Vineyard, but for a modern president there never seems to be a good time to vacation. Over Time, a Gay Marriage Groundswell By ANDREW GELMAN, JEFFREY LAX and JUSTIN PHILLIPS A poll this month found that a narrow majority of Americans supported same-sex marriage. Here's a look what that means. Interactive Graphic News Analysis As Mission Shifts in Iraq, Risks Linger for Obama By PETER BAKER The combat mission's end in Iraq presents risks as President Obama seeks to claim credit without issuing a premature declaration of victory. ADVERTISEMENT Get home delivery of The New York Times for as low as $3.15 a week.

Sidebar Question of Perspective in Courtroom Paintings By ADAM LIPTAK Artists who work at the Supreme Court say they never see Todd Crespi, who sells paintings of oral arguments. Scant Progress Seen in Effort to Solve Old Racial Killings By SHAILA DEWAN The Civil Rights-Era Cold Case Initiative has disappointed families of victims, who had hoped for an all-out effort to beat the clock as suspects in the decades-old cases die. Multimedia Slide Show: Campaigning for Democrats, Including Himself President Obama completed on Wednesday a three-day campaign swing intended to shore up the fortunes of Democratic candidates still willing to stand beside him and his deteriorating approval ratings. Slide Show: An Attorney's Successful Prosecutions Chicagoans are familiar with the high-profile cases Patrick J. Fitzgerald has pursued. ADVERTISEMENT

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