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Marijuana industry makes political donations 09/30/2014 05:18am • KRISTEN WYATT Associated Press DENVER (AP) -- The entrepreneurs of the young U.S. marijuana industry are taking another step into the mainstream, becoming political donors who use some of their profits to support cannabis-friendly candidates and ballot questions that could bring legal pot to more st US consumer spending up 0.5 percent in August 09/30/2014 04:38am • MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- Americans boosted spending by a healthy amount in August, offering welcome evidence that the economy is on solid footing heading into the final quarter of the year.Consumer spending in August rose 0.5 percent from the previous month after show The best money moves for autumn 09/30/2014 12:00am • As temperatures drop, wallets often open: Rising heating costs, holiday shopping expenses and travel for the holidays are just a few of the drains that start hitting our budgets this time of year. There's also limited time left to take advantage of flexible-spending dollars and 2014 deadlines f The Perks of Retirement in Thailand and the Philippines 09/30/2014 12:00am • Southeast Asia is a remarkably beautiful and diverse region that is becoming much more welcoming to Western retirees. Southeast Asia's big appeal for foreign retirees is the cost of living. Several countries here are among the world's cheapest places to retire. Your money goes much further in this Portfolio Analysis: A $200,598 Retirement Plan Strikes Out 09/30/2014 12:00am • Whenever we try something new, the excitement of getting started frequently overtakes us. We begin with unrealistic expectations and end disappointed. The investing experience of many people follows this unfortunate pattern. If you're in this situation, how do you react? Instead of blaming and pou Boston City Council members weigh $25K pay raise 09/29/2014 11:20pm • PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press BOSTON (AP) -- Boston City Council members kicked off a discussion Monday on possibly giving themselves each a $25,000 raise to bring their salaries more in line with their counterparts in New York and other major U.S. cities, even as questions arise over whether the Jeb Bush says GOP would 'fix a few big things' 09/29/2014 11:08pm • ROXANA HEGEMAN Associated Press WICHITA, Kan. (AP) -- Potential 2016 Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush weighed in to a key midterm election race on Monday, telling a Kansas fundraiser for struggling Sen. Pat Roberts that the incumbent must be re-elected so the GOP can take control of the Se Fed report: IRS bungles hunt for unpaid taxes 09/29/2014 10:30pm • ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- The IRS failed to take all required steps for collecting unpaid taxes from people it can't locate in over half the cases that investigators studied, potentially costing the government a pile of lost revenue, according to a federal report released Monday. St. Louis challenge to gay marriage ban in court 09/29/2014 08:24pm • JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) -- An assistant Missouri attorney general argued Monday in a St. Louis courtroom that state law, backed by a vote of the people, makes it clear that marriage is defined as between a man and a woman.But St. Louis City Counselor Winston Calvert countered that Market doldrums as trading resumes ... Toyota recall ... IRS collections 09/29/2014 06:30pm • NEW YORK (AP) -- The stock market started the new week almost as badly as it finished the old. Worries about global instability and high stock prices caused major stock indexes to finish with slight losses today. The Dow Jones industrial average sank 178 points in the opening minutes, a sudden drop AP: Mayor nixes tax break to save Taj Mahal casino 09/29/2014 04:58pm • WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) -- Atlantic City's mayor said Monday he cannot agree to massive tax reductions sought by the owners of the Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort, throwing into serious doubt an already long-shot plan by billionaire Carl Icahn to buy and save the casino a Emotional toll taxes military drone operators too 09/29/2014 02:44pm • JULIE WATSON Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) -- President Barack Obama has assured Americans he opposes sending U.S. ground troops to crush Islamic extremists in Iraq and Syria -- well aware the country is not ready to return to the battlefield with its war wounded still recovering from a decade of Report: Gambling industry paid out $38B in taxes 09/29/2014 02:10pm • KIMBERLY PIERCEALL Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) -- The gambling industry nationwide paid out a jackpot-worthy $38 billion in federal, state and local taxes in 2013, according to a report from the American Gaming Association.It's the first time the group has added tribal casinos, casino-game maker Activist investor pushes Yahoo to buy rival AOL 09/29/2014 02:08pm • MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer is getting some unsolicited advice on how to turn around the long-struggling Internet company, just like some of her predecessors who tangled with investors dissatisfied with management's performance.In a letter Frida GOP cautions that Senate control would have limits 09/29/2014 12:00pm • CHARLES BABINGTON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- How much difference will it make if Republicans win the Senate majority on Nov. 4, joining the GOP-run House against a Democratic White House?Congress' persistent gridlock is due largely, but not entirely, to the current power split in the two ch