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A still frame from a new video released by Linda E. McMahon.

McMahon Ad Attacks Blumenthal's Vietnam Claim

By RAYMOND HERNANDEZ

Hours before their debate, the Republican candidate for Senate in Connecticut released a video showing her opponent suggesting he served in the Vietnam War, though he did not.

The Caucus

New Fund-Raising Record Gives Democrats Hope for Midterms

By MICHAEL D. SHEAR

September was the Democratic National Committee's best fund-raising month this election cycle, besting its previous high by a significant amount.

2010 Midterm Elections

Rand Paul, center, with Senator Jim DeMint of South Carolina, left, at a campaign rally in Erlanger, Kentucky.

For Tea Party Candidate, Time to Temper Message

By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE

No matter how devoted Rand Paul is to Tea Party goals, he may have to yield to some of the politics he denounces.

The Caucus

It's Time for Democrats to Attack, Pelosi Says

By JOHN HARWOOD

The G.O.P face a different challenge: keeping voters focused on the sources of discontent.

Andrew M. Cuomo, the Democratic candidate for governor of New York, is sometimes consumed by campaign strategy, his aides and advisers say.

Cuomo, Candidate and De Facto Campaign Manager

By NICHOLAS CONFESSORE

Andrew M. Cuomo's cautious approach has sometimes led to "paralysis by analysis," some advisers say.

Nurses Union Plans Ad Against Angle

By IAN LOVETT

The country's largest union of registered nurses will begin a $200,000 advertising campaign Monday aimed at defeating Sharron Angle, the Republican challenger to Senator Harry Reid of Nevada.

Video: Anti-Angle Ads

State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, third from right, spoke with Deacon Tyson Lilland at Mount Sinai Baptist Church in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, on Sunday.

Election Season Puts Politicians in the Pews

By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM, MICHAEL BARBARO, TIM STELLOH, and ANN FARMER

By noon on Sunday, three churches in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, had welcomed New York State's attorney general and comptroller, and the city's mayor.

Gov. Dave Heineman of Nebraska made illegal immigration a focus of his campaign four years ago, and the issue has become central to state politics.

Immigration Law Moves to Center Stage

By A. G. SULZBERGER

In an election cycle defined by concerns over jobs and mortgages, government spending and debt, the issue of illegal immigration has become a common talking point.

The Caucus

Tape Has Angle Assailing Republicans

By ADAM NAGOURNEY

Urging a competitor to end his campaign, Sharron Angle has choice words on fellow Republicans.

The Caucus

Obama Makes Campaign Ad Debut

By ASHLEY PARKER

While some are playing down the president's support of their campaigns, a Louisiana lawmaker is not.

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The Caucus

With Media in Tow, Emanuel Embarks on 'Listening Tour'

By MONICA DAVEY

On the first day of what he is calling his "Tell It Like It Is" tour to become the next Chicago mayor, Rahm Emanuel had certainly heard his share of worries.

A casino like the Sands, in Bethlehem, Pa., risks losing patrons if sites like Pokerstars become legal in America.

Casinos Now See Online Gambling as a Better Bet

By BARRY MEIER

A trade group for major casinos like Harrah's Entertainment and MGM Resorts is working on a proposal to ask Congress to legalize some form of online gambling.