Promises kept, problems remain The ads were titled “Help Yourself, Help Atlantic City, Help New Jersey,” and they made a series of promises, if only voters would pull the “yes” lever to legalize casino gambling.
Citigroup Inc. said Friday it aims to shed about $500 billion in assets and grow revenue by 9 percent over the next few years, as it tries to rebound from massive losses tied to deterioration in the mortgage and credit markets. CONTINUE
Albert J. Mezzanotte Jr. will step down next year as managing partner of Baltimore-based Whiteford, Taylor & Preston LLP. His successor, Martin T. Fletcher, will take over on June 1, 2009, after serving one year as managing partner elect. CONTINUE
Married couples with joint incomes of up to $1.5 million from their farm operation could still qualify for crop subsidies under a five-year, $300 billion farm bill compromise that would boost the Agriculture Department's food and farm programs. CONTINUE
Some 575 acres of farmland, including the ruins of a historic tobacco plantation, have been purchased by the Smithsonian Institution, it was announced on Wednesday. CONTINUE
People who sleep fewer than six hours a night — or more than nine — are more likely to be obese, according to a new government study that is one of the largest to show a link between irregular sleep and big bellies. CONTINUE
Environmental groups appealed to the European Union on Monday to reject applications from the biotech industry to approve one newly engineered potato variety and two corn crops. CONTINUE
Since they first walked the planet, humans have either buried or burned their dead. Now a new option is generating interest — dissolving bodies in lye and flushing the brownish, syrupy residue down the drain.
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