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GOP chairmen applaud shuttering of Capitol post officesThe Hill (blog)Under the new set-up, post offices will remain open in the Ford and Longworth House office buildings, while branches in the Capitol itself, Rayburn and Cannon will be closed. Issa and Miller pushed Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe to take those steps …

Britain's Royal Mail staff vote against privatizationPress TVEarlier in May, Britain's Royal Mail posted a massive £403 million profit amid claims by the government that it should be privatized to survive. The government is pushing with closures and privatizations plans at the service, earmarking 76 of its … More: continued …

Postal Service closing Capitol Hill post offices in 'symbolic' moveFederalNewsRadio.comThe U.S. Postal Service has slated three post offices in the Capitol building and the surrounding House offices for closure by the end of August, citing declining revenue and mail volume at the offices. USPS issued final determinations Wednesday to …GOP …

KOMO News Food Stamp Cuts Key to Farm Bill's Fate in HouseABC NewsProspects for House passage of a new farm bill could turn on the level of food stamp cuts as key backers scrambled Wednesday to secure support for the five-year, half-trillion dollar measure. The House planned to begin voting …

Royal Mail seeks injunction against workers' delivery boycottFinancial TimesRoyal Mail is seeking a high court injunction against the Communication Workers Union after postal workers voted by a large majority to boycott deliveries of rivals' mail and oppose privatisation. In a consultative ballot of 112,000 delivery, sorting … More: continued here

Deputies are investigating who caused gaping hole at a Pitt County post office. More: continued here

Lawmakers are debating major cuts to the food stamps program and mayors across the country are pushing to restrict what items can be bought.  More: continued here

100 Plymouth Royal Mail workers stage wildcat strikeBBC NewsChris Webb of the CWU said Royal Mail had agreed to a review of working practices which the union claims have led to increased workload and unpaid extra hours. He also said no workers at West Park would lose their jobs as …

Byline: Support the RNLI’s eBay auction by offering unwanted Christmas gifts Page Content: An eBay auction is being held by the RNLI’s Eastern region to raise money for the volunteer lifeboat men and women who are available 24/7, 365 days a year, for those in peril out at sea. RNLI …

Two-liter bottles of soda (file/credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images)CBS LocalThe U.S. Department of Agriculture, which runs the food stamp program, declined to comment on Tuesday's letter. Representatives for Republican House Speaker John Boehner and House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi, to whom the letter was addressed, … More: continued here