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3 Money Mistakes for Part-Time Students, Full-Time Workers to Avoid 09/08/2014 12:00am • You might not picture them when you think of the classic campus-dwelling, fraternity-joining, football game-attending, full-time college student. But part-time undergraduates make up a sizable chunk of the college population. At four-year institutions, about 23 percent of undergraduate students att A look at the legal doctrine of disparate impact 09/07/2014 02:26am • The Associated Press The Supreme Court could decide this month to take up another housing discrimination case that challenges a legal doctrine known as disparate impact.Two previous housing bias cases were settled out of court in 2012 and 2013, just before the justices were set to hear oral argumen Koch group cancels October ad time in Oregon race 09/06/2014 04:50am • STEVEN DUBOIS Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- The political group linked to the conservative Koch brothers has canceled television ad time reserved in October for the race between Sen. Jeff Merkley and Republican challenger Monica Wehby.Freedom Partners spokesman James Davis confirmed the de Family Dollar bucks Dollar General bid again 09/05/2014 05:24pm • CHESAPEAKE, Va. (AP) -- Family Dollar is rejecting Dollar General's latest acquisition offer, and Dollar Tree says it will now divest as many stores as needed to get antitrust clearance for its deal to buy Family Dollar.Family Dollar rejected an earlier offer of nearly $9 billion from Dollar General Figures on government spending and debt 09/05/2014 05:18pm • WASHINGTON (AP) -- Figures on government spending and debt (last six digits are eliminated). The government's fiscal year runs Oct. 1 through Sept. 30. Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Detroit CFO says higher taxes wouldn't help city 09/05/2014 04:21pm • ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) -- Detroit residents are "highly taxed" and imposing even higher taxes wouldn't be a good way to take the city out of bankruptcy, the chief financial officer testified Friday.John Hill, who was recruited last fall from Washington, D.C., wrapped up his testimony ECB action alone can't lift gloom over Europe 09/05/2014 03:38pm • PAN PYLAS AP Business Writers LONDON (AP) -- Europe has gotten another dose of stimulus. But the latest medicine by itself will not bring life to an economy that over the past six years has slid from crisis to crisis.Though the European Central Bank surprised markets Thursday with the broad thrust o AP corrects ethics reform reference in trial story 09/05/2014 12:20pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- In a story Sept. 4 about the public corruption convictions of former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife, Maureen, The Associated Press reported erroneously that ethics reform was passed this summer by a Republican-controlled General Assembly. The bills were passed in the Former Va. governor's attorney vows to appeal 09/05/2014 11:12am • LARRY O'DELL Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Kathleen L. Carmody said she voted for Bob McDonnell and thought he was "terrific for Virginia" as governor -- but as a juror in McDonnell's corruption trial, she was compelled to convict him."The facts spoke for themselves," she told The Associate Detroit official: Debt plan 'adjustments' possible 09/05/2014 02:40am • COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press DETROIT (AP) -- Detroit's chief financial officer acknowledged Thursday that officials may have to make "adjustments" to a plan aimed at reducing the bankrupt city's debt if future revenues come in lower than projected.John Hill Jr. was the first witness called during Power outage hits Egypt subway, TV stations 09/05/2014 01:34am • MAGGIE MICHAEL Associated Press CAIRO (AP) -- Egypt suffered a massive power outage that halted parts of the Cairo subway, took TV stations off the air and ground much of the country to a halt for several hours Thursday, as officials offered no clear explanation for how the country suddenly lost 50 Column: While PSG thrives, French football drowns 09/04/2014 07:42pm • JOHN LEICESTER AP Sports Columnist PARIS (AP) -- When billionaire investors bought Paris Saint-Germain and Monaco in 2011, it seemed like the dawn of a new era for French football, a chance for the puniest of Europe's "Big 5" leagues to grow some financial and competitive muscle.Pop! How quickly tha Candidates Talk Bipartisanship, Libertarianism at Congressional Debate 09/04/2014 03:45pm • Bipartisanship or libertarianism. Those were the two primary messages from the half-dozen congressional candidates participating in Tuesday’s Arlington Civic Federation candidates forum. Democrat Don Beyer, the odds-on favorite in the race to replace the retiring Rep. Jim Moran (D-Va. Senate Dems could revisit minimum wage vote soon 09/04/2014 01:10pm • ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- Looking to motivate their most loyal supporters, Democrats may hold a campaign-season Senate vote as soon as next week on their effort to boost the federal minimum wage, Senate aides and lobbyists said Wednesday.The Senate may also revisit a pair of othe Survey: 25 percent of Americans have more medical debt than emergency savings 09/04/2014 09:45am • WASHINGTON -- One-quarter of Americans say they have more medical debt than emergency savings -- and it's a trend that keeps people up at night, according to a new survey. While 25 percent of people said their medical debts exceed their emergency funds, 55 percent of people are worried they will