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At Potomac Yard, the numbers suggest a frontrunner for the Metro site 10/23/2014 10:23pm • Alexandria has not reached a conclusion as to where it will recommend putting the Potomac Yard Metro Station, but the numbers suggest there's a leader in the clubhouse. It is Alternative B, the preferred choice of the area's largest landowners, and the option that would generate the most jobs, the m News Guide: So much cash, FEC struggles to keep up 10/23/2014 10:10pm • PHILIP ELLIOTT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- Political parties and their campaign committees faced a Thursday deadline -- their last before Election Day -- to disclose how much cash each raised last month and how much they had on hand for the final push toward Nov. 4.At stake: control of the S GOP outraises Democrats in early October 10/23/2014 10:00pm • PHILIP ELLIOTT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- Donors gave the Republican National Committee $8.1 million during the first two weeks of October, and the party borrowed another $5 million to help its campaign allies working on House and Senate races, according to finance reports filed Thursday.Th Eurozone survey rise does not ease recession fears 10/23/2014 07:20pm • PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) -- A stronger than anticipated economic survey Thursday failed to inspire much optimism that the recovery in the 18-country eurozone and of France in particular would be anything but muted.A broad survey of activity in the manufacturing and services sectors by Would football be richer without small clubs? 10/23/2014 04:34pm • JOHN LEICESTER AP Sports Writer FREIBURG, Germany (AP) -- From a corner office of Freiburg's homely stadium, club chairman Fritz Keller gazes over one of the loveliest views in football. Autumn's reds, browns and golds streak the surrounding Black Forest. Buzzards wheel in the air above.But from a f Ukraine pins hopes on a new-look parliament 10/23/2014 12:08pm • PETER LEONARD Associated Press KIEV, Ukraine (AP) -- Ukraine's parliament is something halfway between a wrestling pit and a shady backroom for hatching deals. Optimists believe Sunday's elections will change all that.Voting in a fresh batch of deputies, they hope, could kick-start a nation hobbled Olympic hero Rulon Gardner mementos up for auction 10/23/2014 05:18am • BRADY McCOMBS Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Mementos from the career of Olympic hero Rulon Gardner, including a USA Wrestling robe and a commemorative ring, will be auctioned off Saturday in Salt Lake City.Among the items are dozens of medals the Greco-Roman wrestler won during his career, 5 Financial Fears to Confront and Conquer This Halloween 10/23/2014 12:00am • Ghosts, goblins and monsters under the bed scared us as children. As adults, we tend to be more frightened by our finances. So instead of pulling the covers over your head this Halloween, why not face a few of those money fears head on. We've dusted the cobwebs off our book of spells and potions Beware of these 10 scary investments 10/23/2014 12:00am • Do you want to see a financial advisor jump? Bring up one of these frightening investments. These ideas give financial advisors goose bumps because they're like Halloween candy: seemingly free, hard to resist, and in this case, likely to deliver financial cavities. 1. Investments bought throug 12 financial terms every investor should know 10/23/2014 12:00am • Become a savvy investor.From the news to your 401(k) statements, financial jargon is everywhere. Growth versus value stocks -- what's the difference, and why do you need to know? Similarly, why should you learn the nuances of various classes of bonds? It's important to understand the investments Rules on bank risk in mortgage bonds being adopted 10/22/2014 06:50pm • WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal regulators are proceeding with new rules that ease guidelines for banks selling mortgage securities and could mean fewer borrowers will need to make hefty down payments.The Securities and Exchange Commission voted 3-2 Wednesday to adopt the rules, which six federal agencie Report blasts rabbit massages among gov't waste 10/22/2014 04:08pm • ANDREW TAYLOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- A maverick Republican senator criticized faulty missile defenses, unneeded airports and golf course repairs among the projects completed on the taxpayers' tab in his annual collection of billions of dollars of government waste, released Wednesday.Sen Expert says Detroit bankruptcy plan feasible 10/22/2014 03:40pm • ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) -- Detroit's plan to get out of bankruptcy is feasible, a court-appointed expert testified Wednesday as the last witness in a historic trial to determine whether the largest city in U.S. history to file for Chapter 9 can get back on its feet.Martha Kopacz, a Bo Va. Gov. McAuliffe still paying off campaign debts 10/22/2014 02:10pm • ALAN SUDERMAN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Gov. Terry McAuliffe is continuing to pay off campaign debt from last year's expensive gubernatorial contest.McAuliffe has transferred $250,000 from his political action committee to his gubernatorial campaign account since September. His campaign Rural areas seek piece of subprime-loan settlement 10/22/2014 01:26pm • HOPE YEN Associated Press Long seen as having devastated Sun Belt cities, the subprime mortgage crisis unleashed turmoil on Ohio and other rural areas. Now federal officials are pledging regulatory attention and financial help.Subprime loans were distributed in the rural U.S. at even higher rates on