WASHINGTON -- The United States Postal Service stayed the sword hanging over thousands of rural post offices, opting instead to cut opening hours in a bid to stem devastating financial losses.
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By Ian Duncan, Los Angeles Times
Wed, 05/09/2012 - 11:25am
Topics: snail mail u.s. postal service usps usps broke
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