On a recent Thursday, an Architect of the Capitol employee stood alone at the counter of the Capitol’s only post office, putting stamps on envelopes for his monthly bills. More: continued here
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For the first half of 2011 alone, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) reported a net loss $5.6 billion, and projects it will lose close to $8 billion total by year’s end. More: continued here
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