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US Postal Service to cut Saturday mail

Pauline Jelinek, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - The financially struggling U.S. Postal Service says it will stop delivering mail on Saturdays but continue to deliver packages six days a week under a plan aimed at saving about $2 billion a year...
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The Rosa Parks commemorative stamp issued by the U.S. Postal Service honoring of civil rights icon Rosa Parks is unveiled February 4, 2013 at The Henry Ford in Dearborn, Michigan. The stamp went on sale February 4, 2013, what would have been Rosa Park's 100th birthday. (Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)

US Postal Service issues special Rosa Parks stamp

Mike Householder, Associated Press
DEARBORN, Michigan (AP) - The U.S. Postal Service has issued a special Rosa Parks stamp on what would have been the late civil rights icon's 100th birthday...
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Rosa Parks honored with 100th birthday US postage stamp

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theGRIO REPORT - Rosa Parks, the late legendary civil rights activist, is received a special honor this year to commemorate what would have been her 100th birthday...
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WATCH: Postal worker saves life of cancer patient

Todd Johnson
theGRIO VIDEO - Bone marrow from New York postal worker Audrey Pollard saved the life of a man thousands of miles away...
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As public sector sheds jobs, blacks are hit hardest

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The New York Times - At 34, Mr. Buckley, his two daughters and his fiancée have moved into the basement of his mother's house...
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Obama endorses ending 1 day of mail delivery

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WASHINGTON (AP) - The Postal Service lost $8.5 billion last year and is facing even more red ink this year as the Internet siphons off large amounts of first-class mail and the weak economy reduces advertising mail....
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Could post office cuts deliver bad news for blacks?

Michelle Balani
theGRIO REPORT - The potential cuts to 20 percent of the Postal Service workforce, and the slashing of its benefit programs have left many wondering what effect this will have on those in the black community.
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Knock knock! Mailman has special 'package' to deliver

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VIDEO - A postal carrier says he simply wanted to cheer up a woman on his rounds who seemed "stressed out" when he decided to deliver mail in the buff....
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