MARQUETTE – U.S. Sen. Carl Levin, D-Detroit, said he plans to introduce an amendment to a postal bill to try to block the U.S. Postal Service from closing post offices or mail processing centers while an appeal is pending. Last summer, the U.S. More: continued here
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