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France bends to EU request, will revise its budget 10/27/2014 04:01pm • PARIS (AP) -- France's finance minister says the government will revise its 2015 budget after the European Union objected to the country's flouting a deficit deal.France is under pressure to get its public finances in order after admitting that its 2015 budget would break promises to bring its defic Latinos say cash goes missing in Arizona arrests 10/27/2014 02:10pm • JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) -- Armando Gutierrez was headed to Las Vegas with cash from his 2011 tax refund when he and his friends were pulled over by a sheriff's deputy.Deputy Charley Armendariz found that the driver and another passenger had a small amount of pot and spotted ne Chiquita OKs $681M deal with 2 Brazilian bidders 10/27/2014 12:36pm • NEW YORK (AP) -- Chiquita has sealed a deal to be acquired by two Brazilian companies for about $681 million, with the U.S.-based banana producer expected to go private by the end of this year or early next.The deal comes just days after the fresh produce company's shareholders rejected plans to mer Rose Li: Why You Should Vote For Me 10/27/2014 12:30pm • We asked Republican candidates vying to represent District 16 in the House of Delegates to write a sub-750 word essay describing why residents should vote for them on Nov. 4. First is Rose Li. Below is Li’s unedited response: Montgomery County receives only 20 cents back for every dollar we se Agenda of Japan's Abe challenged as scandals mount 10/27/2014 12:10pm • ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) -- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's honeymoon with Japan's voters is fading as scandals and a slowing economic recovery take a toll on his popularity and hinder progress on his policy agenda.The resignations of two ministers in Abe's newly reshuffled Cabine Struggling governors could hurt GOP's Senate hopes 10/27/2014 06:10am • CHARLES BABINGTON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- As David Perdue campaigns throughout Georgia, the Republican candidate for Senate describes a struggling economy and people yearning for good jobs.It's not the emphasis that his fellow Republican, Gov. Nathan Deal, wants to hear.Deal is battling Italian court acquits Dolce&Gabbana in tax case 10/27/2014 03:30am • COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press MILAN (AP) -- Italy's highest court acquitted Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana of tax evasion Friday in a case that created such public acrimony that the designers closed their Milan stores in protest for several days last year.The Court of Cassation in Rome overturn 401(k) and IRA changes coming in 2015 10/27/2014 12:00am • Retirement savers will have a new retirement account option in 2015. Investors will also be eligible to contribute $500 more to a 401(k) next year. Here's a look at how retirement accounts will change in 2015. Introducing the myRA. The Treasury will offer a new type of retirement account, the Decide as an International Lawyer Which LL.M. Program is the Best Fit 10/27/2014 12:00am • Lawyers who are trained abroad but want to practice in the U.S. typically have a direct path for continuing their career here: Enroll in a yearlong LL.M. program, a degree option for lawyers trained in the U.S. or elsewhere to advance their legal education. These degree programs can help students i Financial Advisors vs. Robo-Advisors: Which is Right for You? 10/27/2014 12:00am • One recurring theme of the 21st century has been the ascendance of automation technologies that replace human workers. For example, the travel industry has changed dramatically in the past 15 years, as people bypass a local agent and head for Expedia, Orbitz or Priceline. The financial services ind A guide to getting your first mortgage 10/26/2014 12:00pm • To buy your first home, you likely will need a mortgage. In fact, before you even start looking at houses, you should look into your mortgage prospects. If you have good credit, a healthy income and money in the bank, you'll be able to secure mortgage preapproval quickly and proceed straight to Ferguson fallout reaches race for county executive 10/26/2014 10:34am • ALAN SCHER ZAGIER Associated Press FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) -- The two winning primary candidates for St. Louis County executive anticipated a general election campaign heavy on the nuts and bolts of local government: taxes, roads, parks and schools.Then came Ferguson.Sparking a national debate over race House Democrats on defense in Nevada 10/26/2014 05:40am • DONNA CASSATA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- National Democrats are buying ad time to protect a suddenly vulnerable, first-term Nevada congressman as a handful of House races turn more competitive within days of midterm elections.The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee will partner with Parking agencies get tickets in D.C. too 10/25/2014 10:38pm • WASHINGTON -- Last Thursday, a D.C. employee parked a government van at 300 M Street Southwest during the afternoon rush, blocking traffic heading out of town near the Waterfront. The Department of Public Works ticketed the vehicle, which belonged to the D.C. Department of Transportation. The ti Debate over compromise shapes Georgia Senate race 10/25/2014 06:50pm • CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press MCDONOUGH, Ga. (AP) -- Democrat Michelle Nunn of Georgia has made her willingness to work with Republicans a central theme as she campaigns across the state for a key seat in the fight for control of the Senate.But is compromise what voters really want, and do t