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U.S. Post Office to cut $3 billion

Dec 5, 2011
The Post Office will slow first-class delivery next spring to save money and help avoid bankruptcy. That will affect people and businesses who still rely on mail.

Could you be on the next postage stamp?

Sep 26, 2011
And this final note. If you're thinking you'd be a good candidate to be featured on a postage stamp -- but don't want to wait until the tradition...

Oh whither the postal service

Sep 6, 2011
The USPS says it will default on loans if the government doesn't step in by the end of the month. Turns out this whole "electric mail", also known...

Can Google save the Postal Service?

May 6, 2011
If the USPS reached such great heights, they're coming down now. Thousands of post offices could close in the coming years. But, this June, Google...