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The Right Note: Voting Has Already Started 10/02/2014 02:00pm • The Right Note is a weekly opinion column. The views and opinions expressed in the column are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of ARLnow.com. Four years ago, I ran against former Arlington County Board member Chris Zimmerman. In my first ever column, I took on one of his Beckham's earnings drop 10 percent after retiring 10/02/2014 12:16pm • ROB HARRIS AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) -- David Beckham's income from personal sponsorship deals dropped by around 10 percent in the year the former Manchester United and Real Madrid star retired from football.The 2013 accounts for the company that handles Beckham's personal endorsements, Footwork Supreme Court takes up housing bias case 10/02/2014 11:50am • SAM HANANEL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- For the third time in recent years, the Supreme Court will consider taking away a powerful legal tactic the Obama administration and others have used to combat housing discrimination.The justices agreed Thursday to take up a Texas case that challenges New Swedish PM can expect struggle ahead 10/02/2014 10:48am • COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) -- Stefan Lofven has become Sweden's new prime minister at the head of a weak, left-leaning minority government that is expected to struggle to push its agenda through Parliament.Sweden's Parliament on Thursday approved him as head of a Social Democratic-led coalition with t 3Q review: Mutual funds take a summer break 10/02/2014 10:40am • STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- Take a breath.After delivering solid and consistent returns through the first half of this year, most types of mutual funds faltered in the third quarter. It wasn't a disaster - most of the declines were modest, and the largest categories of stock and bo Va. man sentenced in ID theft, tax return scheme 10/02/2014 04:20am • NORFOLK, Va. (AP) -- A Norfolk man has been sentenced to four years and six months in federal prison for a scheme that used the stolen identification records of inmates to file false federal income tax returns.Twenty-four- year-old Travis Hager was sentenced Wednesday in federal court in Norfolk f The Cost of Adoption 10/02/2014 12:00am • It costs a lot to raise a child: According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, an average middle-aged couple whose baby was born last year can expect to spend over $245,000 to raise the child, not including paying for college. If you're planning to adopt, you may end up spending an extra $40,000 7 ways to deal with a toxic co-worker 10/02/2014 12:00am • Do you feel exhausted the second you walk into your office in the morning? Do you sometimes come home from work feeling completely and utterly emotionally drained? If it's not the work itself or the job that's bringing you down, it could be one of your co- workers. Let's be honest: All of us at Business Highlights 10/01/2014 07:20pm • The Associated Press ___Why the bond market is more fragile than you thinkNEW YORK (AP) -- A bottleneck is building in the global market for bonds.Main Street investors have poured a trillion dollars into bonds since the financial crisis, and helped send prices soaring. As fund managers and regulat Amazon closing distribution plant in Kansas 10/01/2014 07:12pm • ROXANA HEGEMAN Associated Press WICHITA, Kan. (AP) -- Amazon.com plans to close a distribution center in southeast Kansas in February, a move that will affect hundreds of workers in this rural area, the online retailer said Wednesday.The Seattle-based company said it regularly evaluates its network EU says Apple gets illegal tax benefits in Ireland 10/01/2014 05:52pm • JUERGEN BAETZ Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) -- Apple risks having to repay Ireland tax rebates worth billions of dollars after the European Union's competition watchdog said Tuesday the company appears to be benefiting from illegal tax deals there.In a preliminary report into the company's overseas Ex-madam who ran against Spitzer gets prison term 10/01/2014 05:08pm • LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) -- A madam-turned-candidate who ran against former Gov. Eliot Spitzer in the city comptroller's race last year was sentenced Wednesday to two years in prison for selling prescription drugs illegally.A tearful Kristin Davis apologized to the court befor Guilty plea expected in Miami Heat fraud case 10/01/2014 05:06pm • ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS AP Legal Affairs Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- A man charged with a multimillion-dollar investment scam involving three former Miami Heat players and the team itself is expected to plead guilty, according to his attorney and court documents filed Wednesday.A grand jury indictmen Correction: Insider Q&A Module 10/01/2014 04:38pm • The Insider Q&A module sent for use as part of Money & Markets Extra for the week ending September 6 erroneously reported the estimates of Toby Shea, Vice President of Moody's Investors Service. Shea estimates the pre-tax profit of wholesale power companies such as NRG Energy and Calpine will rise 2 In Scott Walker race, he's the main issue 10/01/2014 04:38pm • SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- The airwaves and campaign appearances in the closely contested governor's race here are bristling with charges over whether the incumbent did enough to create jobs in the state and whether the challenger is an out-of-touch liberal, and other argumen