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U.S. Postal Service
Why it makes economic sense to send a letter for 49 cents
Apr 25, 2014
For less than the price of a cup of coffee, you can send a letter halfway across the globe. How?
U.S. Postal Service gets creative with samples discount program
Aug 1, 2013
The Postal Service has launched a discount program for marketers who want to send out little samples of things, like detergent and toothpaste. Will it help spur more business?
Tracking my package: A whole new meaning
by
Kai Ryssdal
Jul 3, 2013
All police have to do is ask, and the post office will tell them what kind of mail you've been receiving.
The postman will only ring five times a week
Feb 6, 2013
The U.S. Postal Service plans to drop Saturday deliveries, except for packages. But don’t expect the 237-year-old service to disappear.
Postal Service to cut Saturday mail delivery
by
Jim Burress
Feb 6, 2013
The United States Postal Service plans to announce it is suspending regular Saturday letter delivery in an effort to save money.
USPS teeters on the brink of default
Jul 30, 2012
Unless Congress does something by Wednesday, the postal service is going miss a $5.5 billion payment it owes the Treasury Department. In the long run, this could affect you, the taxpayer.
Postal Service cancels rural closings
May 9, 2012
Bowing to pressure from unhappy customers and members of Congress, the U.S. Postal service will not close some 3,600 rural post offices.
For public good, not for profit.
Post Office decides to keep small posts running
May 9, 2012
Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe discusses why the Post Office decided to change a plan to shut down hundreds of rural post offices, the new plan he's proposing, and how much money it will save.
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This week: The Postal Service, the CFPB (non) confirmation
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David Gura
Dec 9, 2011
We talk to one of our Washington reporters about what happened in the news this week.
Some businesses will feel the sting from USPS cuts
Dec 6, 2011
Businesses like Netflix depend on same-day mail delivery, but the U.S. Postal Service will feel tough budget cuts in the coming months that might put a damper on such efficiency.