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Rick McKee, Cagle Cartoons, The Augusta Chronicle Feb 8, 2013 Dig deeper

USPS Seeks to Cut Saturday Mail Delivery

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Feb 7, 2013 Struggling under the weight of mandatory future retiree benefit payments, the U.S. Postal Service said it would move to a five-day schedule in August to save $2 billion a year. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

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Bob Englehart, Cagle Cartoons, The Hartford Courant Sep 23, 2011 Dig deeper

Postal Service May Slash 35,000 Jobs

Staff / Truthdig Sep 15, 2011 The U.S. Postal Service said Thursday that it is thinking about closing more than half of its mail-processing centers, which would eliminate more than 35,000 jobs, in order to turn a profit. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.S. Postal Service Begs Congress for Help

Staff / Truthdig Sep 5, 2011 The United States Postal Service can't pay its bills, and management is asking Congress for money and concessions, including eliminating 220,000 jobs. This, despite agreeing in May not to lay off workers. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama’s Pen Pals

Staff / Truthdig Aug 4, 2009 Every day the president reads 10 letters from the public that are handpicked by his staff. Lately, he says, a lot of them are about health care. Here's a White House-produced look at the process. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Mail War

Staff / Truthdig Feb 26, 2008 Hillary Clinton was so irked by a couple of Barack Obama campaign mailers that a few days ago she publicly scolded him and said "every Democrat should be outraged" Clinton herself has been accused of sending misleading mailers to voters, including one that went out shortly after her now infamous "shame on you" news conference For inundated Ohioans, it's a question of whom to trust Updated. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Romney Hits Out at Rivals Over Immigration

Staff / Truthdig Jan 15, 2008 Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney is engaged in a make-or-break contest in Michigan, and his eleventh-hour mailers to supporters are striking an urgent note, as evidenced by this recent swipe at rivals John McCain, Rudy Giuliani and Mike Huckabee over their stands on immigration. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bush Thinks He’s the Emperor

Staff / Truthdig Jan 6, 2007 Adding to a long list of subversive signing statements, George W. Bush has taken the knees out from under recently passed postal legislation that requires a warrant to open mail. You'd think with his army of advisers and aides someone might explain to the president that when Congress passes a law, and he signs it, that's the law, not a prompt for interpretive rule. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

On the Great Ukrainian Bride Hunt

Staff / Truthdig Jul 24, 2006 A Harper's reporter goes undercover on a tour designed to introduce Western men to Eastern European and Russian women The tour company says men are treated ?like an alpha-male wolf having the sheep brought in? (The picture above is a real company listing) . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Working Conditions in China’s Apple iPod Factory Exposed

Staff / Truthdig Jun 15, 2006 The Mail on Sunday publishes an exposé on the conditions endured by iPod assemblers in China. Says a female worker: "We have to work too hard and I am always tired. It's like being in the army. They make us stand still for hours. If we move, we are punished by being made to stand still for longer." Salon link (reg req'd) Summary of article Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.S. Opens Private Mail in Terrorism Fight

Staff / Truthdig Jan 11, 2006 Customs officials can open and read any mail sent from abroad, and do so whenever they deem it necessary to protect the country. | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )