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US Post Office's Rescue Plan: Junk Mail

US Post Office's Rescue Plan: Junk Mail

Many consumers are irked by the catalogs, credit-card pitches and other "junk mail" they receive. But the U.S. Postal Service loves it—and wants to deliver more.

US Post Office's Rescue Plan: Junk Mail
Electric bills to spike by double digits as utilities seek to pass on hundreds of millions to comply with new regulations...
Electric bills to spike by double digits as utilities seek to pass on hundreds of millions to comply with new regulations...
Already weary of high gas prices and 9.1 percent unemployment, many Americans are about to get another kick in the wallet thanks to large increases in their electricity bills.
Obama endorses ending one day of mail delivery
Obama endorses ending one day of mail delivery
President Barack Obama said Monday the U.S. Postal Service should be allowed to reduce mail delivery to five-days-a-week to help cut its massive losses.
Impoverished New Jersey City To Close All Libraries
Impoverished New Jersey City To Close All Libraries
CAMDEN, N.J. - New Jersey's most impoverished city will close all three branches of its public library at year's end unless a rescue can be pulled off.
U.S. and Cuba meet on resuming direct mail service
U.S. and Cuba meet on resuming direct mail service
U.S. and Cuban officials met on Thursday to discuss the possibility of resuming long-suspended direct mail service in a first round of talks that Cuba described as "broad and useful."
US Postal Service Considering Closing 413 Post Offices
US Postal Service Considering Closing 413 Post Offices
The U.S. Postal Service, seeking to close a $7 billion budget deficit, pared to 413 the list of post offices it is considering for closure or consolidation.
Congress asked to OK postal cuts
Congress asked to OK postal cuts
U.S. Postmaster General John E. Potter went to Capitol Hill on Thursday to seek permission to cut a day of mail delivery as the Postal Service faces the worst financial crisis in its 234-year history, and a key lawmaker said Congress may have to rethink its...
US Post Office's Rescue Plan: Junk Mail
US Post Office's Rescue Plan: Junk Mail
Many consumers are irked by the catalogs, credit-card pitches and other "junk mail" they receive. But the U.S. Postal Service loves it—and wants to deliver more.