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Govt to probe Indians with foreign bank accounts 10/29/2014 06:02am • NIRMALA GEORGE Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) -- India's government handed over the names of more than 600 Indians with foreign bank accounts to the Supreme Court on Wednesday after public outrage over rampant tax evasion.The court, which ordered the government to release the list, has given the na 10 Tools That Give You a Tailored Estimate of What You'll Pay for College 10/29/2014 12:00am • Unravel the Mystery of College CostsFor many students, what they'll pay to attend college isn't clear. But paying for college doesn't have to remain a mystery. Reputable online tools can guide students based on personal data, such as tax returns, award letters and student loan records. "While they 5 Blind Spots in Your Retirement Plan 10/29/2014 12:00am • Those who spend time plotting their way to a comfortable retirement are certainly doing themselves a huge favor. It's much easier to meet financial goals when you start saving and planning at an early age. Still, sometimes getting too caught up in the details can backfire. Even diligent retirement p Afford a Mortgage With Student Loan Debt 10/29/2014 12:00am • Experts are divided on whether student debt is affecting the housing market. A recent study by John Burns Real Estate Consulting estimated that heavy college debt will reduce real estate sales by 8 percent for this year. Meanwhile, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York found that, for the first tim Quinn touts job news ahead of governor election 10/28/2014 08:28pm • DAVID MERCER Associated Press CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) -- Announcements that hundreds of jobs will be coming to Illinois at a new fertilizer plant and for online retailer Amazon highlighted the starkly different prescriptions for reviving the Illinois economy from Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn and Republica Electric-car drivers trading gas for solar power 10/28/2014 06:47pm • DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) -- Owners of electric vehicles have already gone gas-free. Now, a growing number are powering their cars with sunlight.Solar panels installed on the roof of a home or garage can easily generate enough electricity to power an electric or plug-in gas-electric NC payroll company operators indicted in fraud 10/28/2014 05:28pm • CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- The operators of a North Carolina third-party payroll company have been indicted after federal prosecutors say they took more than $11 million from their clients and used it for themselves.A statement from the U.S. Attorney's office in Charlotte says 43-year-old James William Ukraine's parliament to remain a rowdy place 10/28/2014 04:20pm • YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press KIEV, Ukraine (AP) -- Anti-corruption crusaders, paramilitary commanders, radical ultranationalists, remnants of the disgraced former president's entourage.Ukraine's incoming parliament has this and a whole lot more.Much is changing, but one thing seems set to stay: a Toronto elects a new mayor, ends Ford era 10/28/2014 02:44pm • ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) -- Toronto's next mayor will be a straight-laced, button down moderate conservative -- almost the polar opposite of current Mayor Rob Ford, whose term was plagued by scandals involving public drinking and illegal drug use.John Tory won Monday's election with Suburban Hospital breaks ground on expansion project 10/28/2014 02:15pm • Suburban Hospital and Montgomery County officials on Tuesday celebrated the groundbreaking of the facility’s long fought over expansion project. After years of opposition from neighbors — and a complicated process to allow for a new clinical center to be built on a neighbor Pfizer's 3Q beats on emerging market growth 10/28/2014 01:58pm • MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- Pfizer reported better-than-expected third quarter earnings Tuesday as higher sales in emerging markets like China helped offset missing revenue from former blockbuster drugs that have lost patent protection.The New York drugmaker reported third-qu Democratic attack ads aim to save Senate majority 10/28/2014 01:56pm • DAVID ESPO AP Special Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) -- Their majority in jeopardy, Senate Democrats unleashed a late-campaign round of attack ads Monday accusing Republicans in key races of harboring plans to cut Social Security and Medicare.The commercials in Iowa, New Hampshire, Louisiana and else Hill, Hays locked in bitter fight for House seat 10/28/2014 12:20pm • ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- The race for a central Arkansas congressional seat has turned increasingly bitter in the final stretch, as a former North Little Rock mayor and a Little Rock banking executive take aim at one another's backgrounds.The exchanges between Democr Virginia leads region in business tax climate 10/28/2014 11:32am • WASHINGTON -- Virginia leads the region when it comes to the business tax climate, according to an index released Tuesday by the Tax Foundation. The rest of the area ranks lower on the list, with Maryland and D.C. near the bottom. The State Business Tax Index examines each state's tax code and Maryland ballot questions can be puzzling 10/28/2014 09:30am • DON AINES The Herald-Mail HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) -- Statewide ballot questions in Maryland can be head-scratchers, not just because of occasionally confusing legal language, but also because they do not always pertain to all voters across the state.Such is the case with "Question 2" on the Nov. 4 ball