WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration's plan to rescue the U.S. Postal Service would allow the agency to end Saturday mail delivery and sell non-postal products, according to documents released on Monday.
Stories Related to Postal Service Plan Would Save $20 Billion: White House
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Mon, 09/19/2011 - 11:14am
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