Stories Related to Mailman Suspended For Defecating In Yard On Route

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Fri, 04/15/2011 - 2:37pm

A Portland, Ore., mail carrier caught on camera defecating just feet from a home along his route has been suspended, the U.S. Postal Service says.

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