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Politico Duck stamp debate is latest dysfunctionPoliticoBut down it went — and all because of duck stamps, those artful engravings sold by the government since 1934 as a way for hunters and increasingly conservationists to support wetlands for migratory water fowl. All this in, well, a lame-duck session. More: continued …

Royal Mail Lines Up Privatisation AdvisersSky NewsRoyal Mail risks igniting a row over the multimillion pound costs of privatising the company after appointing a line-up of heavyweight City advisers to prepare the landmark deal. I have learned that Royal Mail's management, led by Moya Greene, chief …and more » More: continued …

ITV News Postal bosses are warned to protect Shrewsbury jobsshropshirestar.comRoyal Mail bosses have been told to come up with an 'acceptable plan' for staff at the Shropshire sorting office earmarked for closure – or face the possibility of workers going on strike. The Royal Mail sorting office in Castle Foregate, …

News One Cory Booker's Food Stamp FiascoEBONY.comCory Booker (aka “America's Favorite Mayor”) has garnered a number of reactions to his announcement that he would be living off of food stamps for a week in order to increase awareness about food insecurity. Some have commended the Newark politician …Is Cory Booker's …

ITV News Final meeting in a bid to avert Christmas postal strikeITV NewsThe Communication Workers Union (CWU) today warned that postal strikes in the lead up to Christmas will become a reality, if an acceptable agreement cannot be concluded at a final meeting with Royal Mail tomorrow morning. Last week …

'Missing mail' probeThis is South WalesA WORKER for the Royal Mail in Lampeter has been suspended over an allegation that letters and other items of post have gone missing. The Royal Mail has launched an investigation into the incident after it was alleged letters were found at a member of …

Wall Street Journal The Tea Party, Version 1.0Wall Street JournalIn August 1765, a Boston mob, enraged by the tax that was shortly to be imposed by the Stamp Act, burned an effigy of the designated distributor of stamps for the Massachusetts Bay Colony. The mob also leveled what was reputed …

Corunna grocery reborn as post officeFort Wayne Journal GazetteAlbright's One-Stop store in Corunna was declared a village post office Tuesday, making it the state's 15th and the nation's 83rd such establishment. Jack and Lois Albright opened the store 58 years ago with several other businesses that thrived amid …Village post …

Meeting on Locust Gap post office set for todayNews ItemATLAS – A public meeting is scheduled for 4 p.m. today at the American Legion, Route 61, regarding possible changes to operating hours at the Locust Gap Post Office. A similar meeting regarding the Herndon Post Office was held Tuesday. Both …

FedEx Office is helping the victims of Superstorm Sandy by donating $1 to New York and New Jersey food banks for each Pack and Ship transaction through Dec. 2. More: continued here