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Post office retreats on eliminating Saturday mail
WASHINGTON (AP) — The beleaguered U.S. Postal Service backed down from its cost-saving plan to eliminate Saturday mail delivery, acknowledging that Congress barred a move that supporters said was essential to addressing the agency's dire financial...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Politics, Washington, DC, Thomas R. Carper, Executive Branch
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Federal firefighters push for shift-swap flexibility
When city or county firefighters have a family event or unexpected obligation pop up on a workday, their solution is familiar to most shift workers: They find a colleague willing to trade hours. But for the roughly 10,000 firefighters employed by the...Tags: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Politics, Hospitals and Clinics, John Sarbanes, Government
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Schwarzenegger, your He-Man days have come and gone
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles TimesCOMMENTARY Arnold Schwarzenegger's recent decision to return as executive editor of Muscle & Fitness and Flex magazines makes one thing ...... -
U.S. House watchdogs want explanation of Aaron Swartz prosecution
This post has been updated and corrected. See the note below for details.Two of Congress' top watchdogs have asked the Justice Department to explain its prosecution of Aaron Swartz, a popular hacktivist who committed suicide Jan. 11. Swartz, 26, was facing the possibility of years in prison for downloading millions of...Tags: John Cornyn, U.S. Congress, Los Angeles Times, Aaron Swartz, Zoe Lofgren
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Trutanich, Feuer step up attacks in L.A. city attorney race
L.A. NOWLos Angeles City Atty. Carmen Trutanich on Friday blasted a challenger to his reelection bid as a “hypocrite” and a “career politician” looking for his next job. Mike Feuer’s campaign got Trutanich’s dander up when it... -
Tonight: State of the Union, ‘Cliffhanger,’ ‘Justified,’ Westminster best in show
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelPresident Barack Obama's State of the Union address will rearrange Tuesday prime time. The speech is scheduled to start at 9 on ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC, Fox News Channel, CNN, MSNBC, CNBC, Fox Business Network and Bloomberg. There will be responses by Sen.... -
Letters: Saving the Postal Service
Re "Cash crunch gives USPS a good chance to reform," Column, Feb. 7 I am surprised by the zeal with which David Lazarus advocates for massive changes at the U.S. Postal Service. Talk to the individuals who deliver your mail and you'll find that many...Tags: U.S. Congress, Job Layoffs, Government Postal Delivery, FedEx Corporation, Layoffs and Downsizing
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Dundalk residents react to Postal Service's decision to stop Saturday delivery
At the Dundalk Post Office this week, news that the cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service would stop delivering mail on Saturdays beginning in August was greeted with a mix of apathy and understanding. Twenty-four-year-old Jordan Gillis said he wasn't...
Tags: Bethlehem Steel, U.S. Congress, Patrick R. Donahoe, Politics, Employees
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Reactions mixed to Postal Service's decision to stop Saturday delivery
Word that the cash-strapped Postal Service would stop delivering mail on Saturdays hit Lakesha Johnson hard. "I think that's terrible," the Baltimore woman said Wednesday outside the city's Main Post Office on East Fayette Street. "When they want to...
Tags: Retirement, Patrick R. Donahoe, Politics, Annapolis, Government Postal Delivery
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Local reaction to Postal Service plan mixed
staff writer, @damichellegSomerset County residents have mixed opinions about the U.S. Postal Service's plan to stop Saturday delivery. The announcement was made Wednesday that first-class packages would not be delivered on Saturdays starting in August. Boswell Borough...Tags: Railway Transportation, U.S. Congress, Government Postal Delivery, Layoffs and Downsizing, Mail Order Industry
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Postal Service seeks to end Saturday mail delivery
The U.S. Postal Service, struggling under a financial load and facing tough competition, will stop delivering mail on Saturdays beginning this summer, officials announced. The announcement, which had been expected, is seen as an attempt to force...Tags: U.S. Congress, Politics, Government Postal Delivery, Financial and Business Services, Mail Order Industry
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Aaron Swartz's suicide continues to ripple through Congress
Aaron Swartz may change the Internet yet again, even in death, with the help of lawmakers who have expressed a fondness for breaking the law. At a Washington, D.C., memorial Monday night, members of Congress and loved ones gathered to remember Swartz,...
Tags: Mark Zuckerberg, U.S. Congress, Los Angeles Times, Aaron Swartz, Zoe Lofgren
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