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Independent walks tightrope in Senate bid in Kan. 09/11/2014 03:14am • THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) -- Greg Orman, the suddenly relevant independent candidate for the U.S. Senate in Kansas, is walking a tightrope in his campaign against GOP Sen. Pat Roberts, projecting himself as fresh and authentic while acknowledging that he's been both a More Seniors Carry Student Loan Debt into Retirement 09/11/2014 12:00am • Americans are increasingly entering their retirement years with student loan debt. Outstanding federal student loan balances for people 65 and older have ballooned from about $2.8 billion in 2005 to $18.2 billion in 2013, according to a GAO analysis of Survey of Consumer Finances data. There are no 4 Ways to Guarantee a Killer Reference Check 09/11/2014 12:00am • Successfully completing the reference check is often employers' final step before offering a job to someone. While there are many debates regarding the value of this long-standing practice, the fact remains that many employers still rely on a third party validation of your skill set. As the job seek 3 reasons to buy a condo -- and 3 reasons to beware 09/11/2014 12:00am • It's a question that comes up for anyone who's looking to buy a house, especially in an urban area: Should I buy a condo instead? For those who don't know, a condominium is like a hybrid between an apartment and a house. Like a house, you buy a condo and own it outright. But some elements of co Senior Americans burdened with student debt 09/10/2014 10:24pm • KIMBERLY HEFLING AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- Rosemary Anderson could be 81 by the time she pays off her student loans. After struggling with divorce, health problems and an underwater home mortgage, the 57-year-old anticipates there could come a day when her Social Security benefits will New Broncos incentive for great play: nice parking 09/10/2014 07:44pm • ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) -- John Elway's Bentley with the six-figure price tag was replaced by Jacob Tamme's old white Volvo clunker in the prime parking spot outside the Denver Broncos headquarters Wednesday.Peyton Manning revealed the reason -- but didn't know w NY judge: TV clip service not violating copyright 09/10/2014 06:20pm • LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) -- A media monitoring company distributing television clips and snippets of transcripts to customers including the White House and Congress hasn't violated broadcasters' copyrights by letting its customers search its database, but it's unclear whether Fiji may have jumped gun on fate of its UN troops 09/10/2014 08:16am • NICK PERRY SUVA, Fiji (AP) -- Fiji on Wednesday may have jumped the gun by announcing that its 45 United Nations peacekeepers who are being held captive by Syrian insurgents would be freed soon.The South Pacific nation later tried to retract the comments, but by then they had been reported around t German far right faces uncertain future after vote 09/09/2014 07:48am • FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) -- Germany's biggest far-right party, which once fueled fears of a neo-Nazi surge, is now in the doldrums.While some other European countries are seeing a rise in the far right, National Democratic Party was last week booted out of parliament in Saxony, one 5 Tips to Help Your Income Last for Decades in Retirement 09/09/2014 12:00am • As your retirement date approaches, it is natural to find yourself looking back at all that's happened over the course of your career, from personal and professional accomplishments to lessons learned and challenges overcome. As you look to the next phase of your life, you may realize that, despi 7 Apps That Help Save You Money 09/09/2014 12:00am • A smartphone can be an amazing tool for many aspects of your life, from maintaining social connections and entertaining yourself with games, to taking care of work emails and catching up on the news. Your finances are no different. Developers for both Android and iOS have developed a plethora of Colleges, Employers Team Up to Train, Hire High-Tech Workers 09/09/2014 12:00am • Tom Hubschman adjusts his safety glasses as sparks fly from the computer-controlled plasma torch slicing through a piece of metal. The Boston University mechanical engineering major is working on his senior design project in the school's 9-month-old Engineering Product Innovation Center. At his disp Man admits to stealing dead dad's Social Security for 20 years 09/08/2014 09:40pm • GREENBELT, Md. -- A Burtonsville man has pleaded guilty to stealing his late father's Social Security payments for nearly 20 years.Fifty-year-old Thomas Jefferson Kirby Jr. pleaded guilty to theft of government property in federal court in Greenbelt on Monday. He faces a maximum of 10 years in pr Horschel holds on at BMW Championship 09/08/2014 12:06pm • EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer CHERRY HILLS VILLAGE, Colo. (AP) -- Billy Horschel took a beating on social media for finishing second last week. Choker, they called him. A man who couldn't finish the deal.Didn't bother him at all."That just adds fuel to my fire," he said, "and I'm just going to stic Some unable to leave town turned Bud Light set 09/08/2014 09:22am • CRESTED BUTTE, Colo. (AP) -- More than 1,000 people flown in to the small Colorado resort town of Crested Butte for the filming of Anheuser-Busch's Bud Light commercial were having problems leaving the party Sunday evening.The beer giant paid $500,000 to paint several blocks of a central street blue