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Amid GOP fears, Kansas senator's campaign reboots 09/09/2014 06:18pm • THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) -- Pat Roberts' quickly retooled Senate campaign is emerging, and it already sounds different from the quiet races he's run in the past.The Republican has a new team in Topeka and is meeting this week with his old staff to prepare them for a swift d Sheriff: Man fatally shot during public meeting 09/09/2014 05:50pm • MAQUOKETA, Iowa (AP) -- An Iowa man angry about his property taxes was fatally shot during a public meeting Tuesday after he pulled a gun from a briefcase and pointed it at the county assessor, law enforcement officials said.Francis Glaser, a former Maquoketa city manager, had become agitated and vo Sheriff: Man fatally shot during public meeting 09/09/2014 05:50pm • MAQUOKETA, Iowa (AP) -- An Iowa man angry about his property taxes was fatally shot during a public meeting Tuesday after he pulled a gun from a briefcase and pointed it at the county assessor, law enforcement officials said.Francis Glaser, a former Maquoketa city manager, had become agitated and vo New Jersey track may start sports betting Sunday 09/09/2014 05:39pm • GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) -- One horse racing track said it hopes to begin taking sports bets on Sunday, less than a week after the state government announced that such enterprises would no longer be illegal in New Jersey.And even if the track cannot be ready to accept bets College savings on the rise as plans average $20K 09/09/2014 04:28pm • ANNE FLAHERTY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- The good news is that Americans are saving more than ever for college. The bad news is that the average amount wouldn't come close to getting a person a degree.In a report released Tuesday, the College Savings Plans Network found that the average col Ask Adam: Arlington Assessment Questions 09/09/2014 02:30pm • This regularly-scheduled sponsored Q&A column is written by Adam Gallegos of Arlington-based real estate firm Arbour Realty, voted one of Arlington Magazine’s Best Realtors of 2013 & 2014. Please submit your questions via email. Q. I’ve been in my house a few years a Wood-pellet fuel maker plans 160 jobs in NC 09/09/2014 01:50pm • RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- A Maryland company that turns leftover lumber into wood pellets treated as renewable fuel plans to expand at two new sites in rural North Carolina, adding 160 jobs within four years.A state committee that approves major tax breaks for expanding businesses on Tuesday approved th Mason Dixie, Lulu's among finalists in Mess Hall food incubator challenge 09/09/2014 11:54am • Some familiar names and some new faces are among the finalists in D.C.’s latest culinary incubator challenge. Launch Pad, a food startup competition sponsored by nascent food incubator Mess Hall, will culminate Sept. 27 with a “Shark Tank” style live pitch program at Mess Hall&rsq Virginia tourism revenue rises to $21.5B in 2013 09/09/2014 11:10am • MICHAEL FELBERBAUM AP Business Writer RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Virginia is celebrating a record high for tourism across the state.Gov. Terry McAuliffe said Tuesday that tourism revenue rose to $21.5 billion in 2013, representing $59 million per day. That's a 1.4 percent increase over the previous year. State, national registers add Lynchburg district 09/09/2014 09:50am • LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) -- The area surrounding the Anne Spencer House & Garden Museum in Lynchburg has been added to the state and national historic registers.Assistant city planner Kevin Henry tells The News & Advance (http://bit.ly/1qC5dwc ) that the state and national listings will enable property o UK leaders to make last-minute Scotland trip 09/09/2014 09:24am • JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) -- Britain's prime minister and main opposition leader are canceling their weekly showdown in Parliament to make a joint last-minute bid to persuade Scots to reject independence.Cameron also ordered the Scottish flag to fly over 10 Downing St. as a symbol of US job market's lingering weak spot: Stagnant pay 09/09/2014 07:48am • CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. job market has steadily improved by pretty much every gauge except the one Americans probably care about most: Pay.The unemployment rate has sunk to a nearly normal 6.1 percent. Employers have added a robust 2.5 million jobs the Senate Dems in doomed push to limit campaign funds 09/09/2014 04:10am • ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senate Democrats started their campaign-season drive Monday for a constitutional amendment aimed at curbing special interests' financial clout in elections, a doomed effort the party hopes will help them make a populist appeal to voters.The measure would Pound sinks as Scottish independence race tightens 09/09/2014 03:18am • JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) -- Britain's main political leaders scrambled Monday to offer Scotland greater autonomy in a last-minute bid to stave off independence, as the pound sank on opinion polls suggesting separatists are gaining ground -- and may even be in the lead.A Yes vote in Missouri poised to vote on 72-hour abortion wait 09/09/2014 01:38am • DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Already among the leaders in abortion restrictions, Missouri could be poised to enact one of the nation's longest mandatory waiting periods for women wanting to terminate a pregnancy.Missouri legislators are to convene Wednesday for a sessio