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Officials investigating Atkins, Va. Post Office fire as possible arson More: continued here

USA TODAY Microsoft Office Upgrade Expected To Be Unveiled MondayHuffington PostSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A new version of Microsoft's widely used suite of word processing, spreadsheet and email programs is expected to be unveiled in San Francisco. Microsoft has declined to say what the Monday afternoon event is about, but …

Report: Post office closing appeals skyrocketFederal Times (blog)Read Fedline – The Federal Times Blog posting daily updates on federal news, government operations, agency management, federal pay & benefits.Make Reed deliverEvening Observerall 9 news articles » More: continued here

Here’s at least one area where the U.S. Postal Service is showing some serious growth: The number of appeals of post office closings. From 2007 to 2009, there were exactly two such appeals. As of mid-May, the year-to-date total for fiscal 2012 was 126, or well above the 103 appeals …

Russian Post to trial contactless payment with MasterCardContactless NewsRussian Post and MasterCard have signed an agreement to jointly develop financial products and payment technology and post offices, according to Post & Parcel. More: continued here

ShowBiz Minute: Madonna, Springsteen, Box OfficeWashington PostMadonna is being sued by French political party; Bruce Springsteen and Paul McCartney are silenced after breaking sound curfew; Ice Age tops box office.and more » More: continued here

BIA asks Canada Post to keep retail office downtownInsideHalton.comMILTON CHAMPION – Merchants are hoping they can convince Canada Post to keep a retail location downtown in the wake of news the Crown Corporation may close the doors on its Brown Street retail outlet and sorting facility in 2013. More: continued …

Peterborough Telegraph Ram raiders target post officePeterborough TelegraphRaiders fled empty handed after trying to steal a cash machine in Werrington, Peterborough last night.and more » More: continued here

Dundalk Democrat Post office worker wounded in raidDundalk DemocratA post office worker has been injured and a security worker robbed in two separate armed raids, gardai have said.Post office worker injured, cash stolen from Lidl in separate Dublin raidsRTE.ieWoman shot as post office raiders flee empty-handedIrish IndependentOAP smack don grandson …

Members of the Atkins Volunteer Fire Department were back at the post office Monday morning. More: continued here