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24dash Union attacks franchise plan for post officeIslington Gazette, UK –1 hour agoTHE AXE did not fall on Essex Road Post Office thanks to the efforts of campaigners – but now union members have attacked plans to franchise it. …Breakthrough for post office campaignersWilts and Gloucestershire StandardCouncil leaders step up campaign to save post offices24dashall 4 news…

A federal agent was fatally shot outside a busy south Florida post office after a fight Tuesday, and dozens of police officers searched the area for the gunman, police said. More: continued here

There is only one Spiceland in the United States and it’s in Henry County. Settled by the Quakers in the early 1800s, Spiceland was a station on the Underground Railroad before the Civil War, and gets its name from the numerous spice bushes growing in the area when it was established. More: continued here

Downtown Eau Claire post office may stay in current locationWQOW TV News 18By Keith Edwards – email Eau Claire (WQOW) – The post office in downtown Eau Claire might stay in its current location for a couple more years. The postal service tells WQOW News 18 it's working with its landlord to extend the lease…

Firstpost Will India's snail mail begin brisk walking with post office reforms and …FirstpostThe idea that 1.55 lakh Post Offices could double up as banks is aimed at aiding the government's goal of financial inclusion, especially in rural areas. Once implemented, coverage of the country's banking network will increase three-fold in one stroke …and more »…

Microsoft counters Google's sales pitch to Office usersComputerworld… saying that its rival's online applications don't cut it as supplements to Microsoft Office. In a lengthy blog post late yesterday, Alex Payne, …Google Pitches Docs As Office UpgradeInformationWeekMicrosoft releases SharePoint, Office 2010 and announces free online version …FierceContentManagementGoogle Ratchets Up the Rhetoric as It Steels for…