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Read More »Who Should Be The Next Celebrity Stamp? – NPR
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Read More »Postal Service Looks to End Overnight Mail Delivery – Fox News
Fox News Postal Service Looks to End Overnight Mail DeliveryFox NewsAP An Ohio letter carrier heads out from his branch post office with his cart full of mail to be delivered in Akron on July 16, 2010. The Postal Service on Monday plans to formally propose eliminating "overnight standards" for …
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Daily Mail Royal Mail: The shameful betrayal of the British postDaily MailTo the pioneers who first built Royal Mail three centuries ago — and to the postmen who, once upon a time, brought deliveries a staggering six times a day — the state of the service today would appear nothing …
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