Postal Service Cuts

Postal Service Makes Announcement About Cuts

AP | HOPE YEN | Posted 05.10.2012

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WASHINGTON — Bending to strong public opposition, the nearly bankrupt U.S. Postal Service on Wednesday backed off a plan to close thousands of r...

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Both Parties All Talk, No Action On Crucial Issue

AP | By CHARLES BABINGTON | Posted 05.04.2012

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WASHINGTON -- If there's one thing Republicans and Democrats in Washington say they agree on, it's the need to reduce federal spending. And it's somet...

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McCain Blasts Proposal To Keep Post Offices Open

Posted 04.26.2012

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By HOPE YEN, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON -- A Senate bill aimed at saving the U.S. Postal Service would make it harder to close thousands of lo...

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Killing the Messenger: The Downsizing and Death of the Postal Service

Dean Baker | Posted 04.23.2012

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The goal is to have a public Postal Service that can compete effectively in the market. But it's not a fair fight when we shove it into the ring with its shoes tied together and both hands tied behind its back.

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Plan Aimed At Saving Postal Service Money May Actually Lose It Billions

The Huffington Post | Jillian Berman | Posted 04.05.2012

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Could cuts actually cost the United States Postal Service more than they save it? If a survey commissioned by the Postal Service and cited by CNNMo...

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Postal Service To Cut Staggering Number Of Jobs

Reuters | Posted 04.24.2012

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Feb 23 (Reuters) - The U.S. Postal Service announced plans on Thursday to close or consolidate 223 mail processing centers and eliminate up to 35,00...

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Big Postal Service Cuts Coming In May

AP | HOPE YEN | Posted 04.24.2012

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WASHINGTON — With no financial relief in sight, the U.S. Postal Service is pushing ahead with planned cuts to more than 260 mail processing cent...

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Fixing the United States Postal Service

Gabe Zichermann | Posted 02.17.2012

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The USPS has tremendous potential to innovate itself out of the hole it's in. Why oversee the demise of postal delivery when you can reinvent the organization for the future?

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Business Owners Brace For Massive USPS Cuts

HuffingtonPost.com | Nate C. Hindman | Posted 12.09.2011

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"Grandma may soon have to get in the car and drive 100 miles for her medicine," worried Bill Snodgrass, the owner of a USave Pharmacy in a small Nebra...

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Postal Service Making Unprecedented Cuts To Mail Delivery

AP | HOPE YEN | Posted 02.03.2012

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WASHINGTON — Facing bankruptcy, the U.S. Postal Service is pushing ahead with unprecedented cuts to first-class mail next spring that will slow ...

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Obama Says Postal Service Should Deliver One Less Day A Week

AP | RANDOLPH E. SCHMID | Posted 11.19.2011

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said Monday the U.S. Postal Service should be allowed to reduce mail delivery to five-days-a-week to help cu...

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Postal Service Takes Massive Loss Despite Deep Cuts

AP | RANDOLPH E. SCHMID | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The Postal Service said Friday it lost $8.5 billion last year despite deep cuts of more than 100,000 jobs and other reductions in r...

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