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Mitt Romney headlines Christie birthday fundraiser 09/10/2014 09:20pm • JILL COLVIN Associated Press EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) -- Former Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney drew a sharp contrast between New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and President Barack Obama at a fundraiser Wednesday night in honor of Christie's 52nd birthday.Speaking on stage in a hotel bal Lawyer: Ohio Ice Bucket Challenge pranksters ID'd 09/10/2014 10:28am • By MARK GILLISPIE Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) -- An attorney for the family of an autistic teenager who had feces and bodily fluids dumped on him when he thought he was participating in the Ice Bucket Challenge said Monday that police know who the perpetrators are even as celebrities contin Pirates stumble against Phillies in 4-3 loss 09/09/2014 11:12pm • ROB MAADDI AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- A fielding blunder cost the Pittsburgh Pirates an important game in the middle of their playoff chase.Maikel Franco hit a tiebreaking single in the seventh inning, Freddy Galvis was a triple shy of the cycle and the Phillies beat the Pirates 4-3 on Tu Franco, Galvis lead Phillies past Pirates 4-3 09/09/2014 11:06pm • ROB MAADDI AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Maikel Franco and Freddy Galvis showed the Philadelphia Phillies a glimpse of the future.Franco hit a tiebreaking single in the seventh inning, Galvis was a triple shy of the cycle and the Phillies beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 on Tuesday night."I a Review: 'The Drop' is sharp, character-rooted 09/09/2014 08:30pm • JOHN DeFORE The Hollywood Reporter LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The kind of solid, honest-feeling, mean-streets movie you might think they only make in Boston these days, Michael R. Roskam's "The Drop" was, in fact, set there before filmmakers decided to shake things up by moving it to Brooklyn. The antholog 5 Questions to Help You Decide Whether to Save or Pay Off Debt 09/09/2014 12:00am • If you're in the enviable position of having some extra cash in your bank account that hasn't already been claimed by bills, then you might be asking yourself: Should I use the money to pay off debt, or simply save it? It's a perennial question with a difficult answer, because it depends largely on Lawyer: Ohio Ice Bucket Challenge pranksters ID'd 09/08/2014 07:20pm • MARK GILLISPIE Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) -- An attorney for the family of an autistic teenager who had feces and bodily fluids dumped on him when he thought he was participating in the Ice Bucket Challenge said Monday that police know who the perpetrators are even as celebrities continue to of White Sox come up short in 3-1 loss 09/06/2014 11:50pm • CLEVELAND (AP) -- Jose Quintana maintained his dominance at Progressive Field on Saturday night, but had nothing to show for it.Quintana gave up one run in six innings, but Jose Ramirez's RBI triple in the seventh off Zach Putnam (4-3) put the Indians up for good, as Cleveland won 3-1 for Chicago's Kluber's 5-hitter leads Indians over White Sox 3-1 09/06/2014 11:18pm • CLEVELAND (AP) -- Corey Kluber's losing streak is over. And that's good news for the Indians' playoff hopes.Kluber pitched a five-hitter to win for the first time in a month, rookie Jose Ramirez hit a go-ahead triple in a two-run seventh inning and Cleveland beat the Chicago White Sox 3-1 Saturday n Inside the courtroom: The cast of characters who attended the McDonnell trial 09/05/2014 03:39pm • WASHINGTON - The courtroom at the McDonnell trial was packed to the brim for only a few days of the nearly six-week trial, but the case brought a varied cast of characters on top of several stand-out witnesses. While Bob and Maureen McDonnell's children were not allowed in the courtroom becaus Police Swarm Ballston to Stop Alleged Bike Thieves 09/05/2014 03:30pm • (Updated at 3:35 p.m.) The Arlington County Police Department apprehended three bike theft suspects in Ballston this afternoon (Friday). The suspects were caught with a bicycle that had been reported stolen this morning, according to Lt. Dan Murphy, who heads the ACPD’s property theft di NCAA extends Georgia Tech's probation to 2017 09/05/2014 01:09pm • CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) -- Georgia Tech athletic director Mike Bobinski said Friday he hopes the school's extended NCAA probation announced this week is "the last time we go down this road."Georgia Tech had its NCAA probation extended two years, to June 13, 2017, after coaches wer 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 The 14 counts against ex-Virginia governor, wife 09/04/2014 04:40pm • LARRY O'DELL Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Allegations and verdicts in the case against former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife Maureen:Count One: Both McDonnells guilty of conspiracy, specifically of conspiring to defraud the voters of Virginia of the honest services they were due