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Congress Weighs Cutting Saturday Mail Delivery

By Tamara LytleJun 23rd 2010 – 6:05PM
Justin Sullivan, Getty Images

Justin Sullivan, Getty Images

(June 23) -- The U.S. Postal Service can deliver through snow and sleet, and by mule to the bottom of the Grand Canyon, but Congress searched today for a way for the agency to deliver on a real challenge -- a balanced budget. A joint House and Senate hearing heard a split decision from the largest postal customers about...

Postal Service's Proposal for 5-Day Delivery in the Mail

By Michelle RuizMar 30th 2010 – 5:34PM
AP

AP

(March 30) -- Saturday "snail mail" is one step closer to going the way of the carrier pigeon. The U.S. Postal Service submitted its "five-day delivery" proposal to regulators today, moving to scrap Saturday mail delivery in an effort to shave $3.1 billion annually from the $238 billion in losses the agency estimates by...

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