The nearly bankrupt U.S. Postal Service is urging the House to quickly pass legislation to let it close low-revenue post offices and eliminate Saturday delivery.
Postal Service: House Must Act To Stem Mail Losses
Kansas City Star: Politics, Kansas City Star: Politics
Fri, 05/04/2012 - 6:39am
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