Postal cuts to slow delivery of first-class mail (AP)

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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111204/ap_on_bi_ge/us_postal_problems"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111204/capt.6627daacdd164c7387cdcbdfe9bbd6be-6627daacdd164c7387cdcbdfe9bbd6be-0.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=hKA4OIfFdHNT0Jd1mtJTFQ--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="FILE - In this Sept. 15, 2011, file photo Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe speaks at a news conference on changes to the Postal Service that could potentially save as much as $3 billion in Washington. The estimated $3 billion in reductions, to be announced in broader detail on Monday, Dec. 5, 2011, are part of a wide-ranging effort by the Postal Service to quickly trim costs and avert bankruptcy. While providing short-term relief, the changes could ultimately prove counterproductive, pushing more of America's business onto the Internet.( AP Photo/Evan Vucci)" border="0" /></a>AP - Facing bankruptcy, the U.S. Postal Service is pushing ahead with unprecedented cuts to first-class mail next spring that will slow delivery and, for the first time in 40 years, eliminate the chance for stamped letters to arrive the next day.</p><br clear="all"/>

 

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