eBay Pulls 'Boston Massacre' T-Shirt – Huffington PostHuffington PostEBay Inc. spokeswoman Johnna Hoff said in an email Thursday that the shirt was in violation of the company's offensive materials policy. This bans items that promote hatred, violence, portray graphic violence or victims of violence, among other things. More: continued here
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We Need the Post Office | The NationThe Nation. (blog)We applauded Congress's recent defense of Saturday delivery at the United States Postal Service and the USPS's subsequent decision not to cancel it. However, the story didn't end there. As John Nichols reported, the USPS still suffers from attempts to … …
Read More »Postage stamps and onions the latest threat to the State of Israel, writes … – The Electronic Intifada (blog)
Postage stamps and onions the latest threat to the State of Israel, writes …The Electronic Intifada (blog)Makhoul says these practices include a ban on onions, in place since the beginning of the year, and the removal of postal stamps from letters of solidarity to Palestinian political prisoners (referred to by …
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HWT Post Office committing fraud against the public!Jamaica GleanerI guess I should be accustomed by now to the various means the Government uses to extract money from us, but I was totally taken aback by the blatant fraud being committed by the Half-Way Tree Post Office. Some years ago, the …
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Post office's'mark machine' retiresEast Oregonian (subscription)One of the oldest Postal Service machines still operating — the NCR Mark II Facer-Canceller machine, or “Mark machine” — took its last turn sorting mail at the Pendleton post office on Friday night. According to Western area representative Peter Hass … More: continued here
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U.S. Postal Service seeking input on relocation of Derby Post OfficeNew Haven RegisterThe current post office occupies 12,000 square feet of space, and houses both retail services and delivery carrier operations. A proposal calls for relocating retail services, which includes buying stamps, sending and receiving packages and P.O. boxes, …and …
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MiamiHerald.com Arias trial memorabilia finds market on eBay – KSAZ 10MyFox PhoenixIt was a big day in the Jodi Arias trial. Not only did the state rest its case, but another juror was dismissed and Jodi spent much of the morning sobbing during testimony. FOX 10's Steve Krafft reports. It …
Read More »St. Michael man pleads guilty to post office break-in – WDAY
St. Michael man pleads guilty to post office break-inWDAYSt. Michael man pleads guilty to post office break-in. FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A 41-year-old St. Michael man has pleaded guilty to breaking into a post office on the Spirit Lake Indian Reservation and stealing a U.S. Treasury check made out to …
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