# government The Post Office is going to die, so says the old pony express. They’re strapped for cash, probably defaulting on a $5.5 billion payment due this month and will shut down entirely this winter unless Congress stabilizes its finances. Sad. But we don’t really need it anymore. More » …

What Is Going On?Business InsiderThe post office's problems stem from one hard reality: it is being squeezed on both revenue and costs. As any computer user knows, the Internet revolution has led to people and businesses sending far less conventional mail. At the same time, …Showdown at the Post OfficeAmerican …

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Branstad rejects criticism post office ownershipHouston ChronicleTerry Branstad says his ownership of about a dozen rural buildings that house post offices in Iowa poses no conflict of interest with his criticism of the US Postal Service's decision to close many rural post offices. Branstad said Tuesday that only …and more » …

ABC News Amid financial crisis, USPS goes to HillCBS NewsPost Master Maxine Evans sorts mail behind an open PO box at the Ewell Post Office on August 22, 2011 in Ewell, Smith Island, Maryland. The USPS has cited a projected shortfall for 2011 of $8.3 billion, and the use of …

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Drug tax stamps have not been hot sellersLincoln Journal StarA $50 drug stamp is required of anyone selling half an ounce of marijuana in Nebraska. (LJS file) Kirk Naylor's client understood that he was charged with possession of marijuana with intent to deliver after police found 49.3 pounds of pot …

Buy With Bonus Enhanced Affiliate Marketing System Boosts Sales Says James …DigitalJournal.com (press release)Another report on http://www.dailymail.co.uk says Britain has plans to cut around 1700 jobs in their own postal service, the Royal Mail, and according to Sydeny Morning Herald, Australia Post is losing more than $20 million a year …

GolfChannel: The FedEx Cup playoffs might never resonate like postseasons in other sports, but on Monday the Tour’s experiment took a step forward. More: continued here

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