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            <author>greg.a.frey@usps.gov</author>
            <description>WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service today updated the list of retail stations and branches that remain under review for possible consolidation, with only 241 offices still under review.</description>
            <link>http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/2009/pr09_100.htm</link>
            <pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:38:57 -0500</pubDate>
            <title>Postal Service Updates Station and Branch Consolidation Initiative</title>
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            <author>michael.p.woods@usps.gov</author>
            <description>WASHINGTON — With Priority Mail Flat Rate Boxes from the U.S. Postal Service, if the recipe fits, the meal ships -- including Thanksgiving dinner.</description>
            <link>http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/2009/pr09_099.htm</link>
            <pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:49:12 -0500</pubDate>
            <title>Thanksgiving Dinner in a Box</title>
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            <author>yvonne.yoerger@usps.gov</author>
            <description>WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) today filed its 2009 fiscal year-end financial results, showing a net loss of $3.8 billion for the year — despite cost-cutting efforts resulting</description>
            <link>http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/2009/pr09_098.htm</link>
            <pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:15:14 -0500</pubDate>
            <title>Postal Service Ends 2009 with $3.8 Billion Loss</title>
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            <author>yvonne.yoerger@usps.gov</author>
            <description>WASHINGTON — Despite continuing economic challenges, the Postal Service (USPS) continues to deliver high levels of service, with 94 percent of customers surveyed rating USPS as “excellent, very good or good” in the period July 1 to Sept. 30, 2009.</description>
            <link>http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/2009/pr09_096.htm</link>
            <pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:20:17 -0500</pubDate>
            <title>Postal Customer Satisfaction Score Reaches Four-Year High</title>
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            <author>michael.p.woods@usps.gov</author>
            <description>WASHINGTON — Camcorder. Check. Toy train. Check. Cuckoo clock. Check. No matter what’s on your holiday wish list, if it fits, it ships, with Priority Mail Flat Rate Boxes, only from the U.S. Postal Service.</description>
            <link>http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/2009/pr09_095a.htm</link>
            <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:13:41 -0500</pubDate>
            <title>A Simpler Way to Ship Holiday Gifts</title>
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            <author>roy.a.betts@usps.gov</author>
            <description>WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service today gave scouting ‘a stamp of approval’ to honor 100 years of the U.S. scouting movement.</description>
            <link>http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/2009/pr09_095.htm</link>
            <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:16:54 -0500</pubDate>
            <title>‘Celebrate Scouting’ Stamp Unveiled</title>
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            <author>dlewin@usps.gov</author>
            <description>WASHINGTON — As the nation turns its attention to those who served their country today, the U.S. Postal Service is reminding friends and families of current service members about the shipping options available for sending packages, cards and letters to military addresses around the world for the upcoming holiday season.</description>
            <link>http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/2009/pr09_094.htm</link>
            <pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:36:50 -0500</pubDate>
            <title>Sending Military Mail in Time for the Holidays</title>
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            <author>yvonne.yoerger@usps.gov</author>
            <description>WASHINGTON — The Board of Governors of the U.S. Postal Service will meet at Postal Service headquarters, 475 L’Enfant Plaza, SW, Nov. 12-13.</description>
            <link>http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/2009/pr09_093.htm</link>
            <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:02:55 -0500</pubDate>
            <title>Board of Governors to Meet Nov. 12-13 in Washington, DC</title>
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            <author>harry.e.spratlin@usps.gov</author>
            <description>MONCKS CORNER – Postmaster/OIC Kim Williams and Booker Manigault, President of the Moncks Corner NAACP will welcome the public to a special stamp unveiling event to be held by the Goose Creek NAACP at the Berkeley Museum Interpretive Center, 950 Stoney Landing Rd. in Moncks Corner on Monday, November 9.</description>
            <link>http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/2009/pr09_092a.htm</link>
            <pubDate>Mon, 04 Nov 2009 11:44:46 -0500</pubDate>
            <title>Black Heritage Stamp Event Celebrates Anna Julia Cooper</title>
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            <author>yvonne.yoerger@usps.gov</author>
            <description>WASHINGTON — The simpler way to ship — with convenient Priority Mail Flat Rate Boxes from the U.S. Postal Service — will be just as simple in the New Year, when new prices take effect.</description>
            <link>http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/2009/pr09_092.htm</link>
            <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:03:04 -0500</pubDate>
            <title>U. S. Postal Service Announces 2010 Shipping Prices</title>
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            <author>dlewin@usps.gov</author>
            <description>WASHINGTON—Making the holiday connection with family and friends in faraway destinations around the globe is as easy as taking a trip to your home computer with usps.com.</description>
            <link>http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/2009/pr09_091.htm</link>
            <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:20:01 -0500</pubDate>
            <title>Ship International Mail Online and Get it There On Time</title>
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            <author>greg.a.frey@usps.gov</author>
            <description>WASHINGTON — Busy consumers can buy, address and mail a greeting card while conducting other Postal Service business under a year-long pilot program launched earlier this month.</description>
            <link>http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/2009/pr09_090.htm</link>
            <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:49:49 -0400</pubDate>
            <title>Greetings and Salutations from a Post Office Near You</title>
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            <author>greg.a.frey@usps.gov</author>
            <description>WASHINGTON — It’s a Post Office on your phone. Customer convenience and product access are the focus of expanding the most popular online services onto web-enabled mobile devices.</description>
            <link>http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/2009/pr09_089.htm</link>
            <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:23:57 -0400</pubDate>
            <title>Postal Service Goes Mobile</title>
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            <author>USPS Corporate Communications 202-268-2155</author>
            <description>SAN SIMEON, CA — Millions of Americans celebrating Christmas this year can mail their holiday greetings bearing the image of a rare piece of art, now that the Postal Service has issued the Christmas:  Madonna and Sleeping Child by Sassoferrato stamp</description>
            <link>http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/2009/pr09_088.htm</link>
            <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:06:04 -0400</pubDate>
            <title>Rare Art Treasure Highlights 2009 Christmas Stamp</title>
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            <author>darlene.casey@usps.gov</author>
            <description>WASHINGTON — As part of its ongoing commitment to sustainability and environmental leadership, the U.S. Postal Service voluntarily conducted an inventory of its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.</description>
            <link>http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/2009/pr09_087.htm</link>
            <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:36:47 -0400</pubDate>
            <title>U.S. Postal Service Advances Toward Sustainable Future</title>
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            <author>dlewin@usps.gov</author>
            <description>WASHINGTON — For military service members stationed around the globe, holiday gifts are a big morale boost.</description>
            <link>http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/2009/pr09_082.htm</link>
            <pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:04:27 -0400</pubDate>
            <title>Bringing the Holidays to Military Men and Women</title>
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            <author>mark.r.saunders@usps.gov</author>
            <description>MONTEREY, CA — Creatures of central California’s kelp forest will swim into the nation’s mail stream when SCUBA divers unveil the Nature of America:  Kelp Forest collectible souvenir sheet stamps and stamped postal cards to launch National Stamp Collecting Month tomorrow</description>
            <link>http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/2009/pr09_081.htm</link>
            <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:37:02 -0400</pubDate>
            <title>National Stamp Collecting Month Starts With a ‘Splash’</title>
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            <author>roy.a.betts@usps.gov</author>
            <description>WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service commemorates the contributions of four U.S. Supreme Court associate justices ─ Joseph Story, Louis D. Brandeis, Felix Frankfurter and William J. Brennan Jr. ─ on a stamp souvenir sheet issued nationwide today.</description>
            <link>http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/2009/pr09_080.htm</link>
            <pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 09:32:00 -0400</pubDate>
            <title>Supreme Court Justices Honored on Stamp Souvenir Sheet</title>
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            <author>czweig@accesspr.com</author>
            <description>Comprehensive analysis of the privacy practices of America&amp;rsquo;s largest brands found eBay, Verizon and the U.S. Postal Service to be the winners of the 2009 Most Trusted Companies for Privacy Award, commissioned by Ponemon Institute, an information security research company, and TRUSTe, the most widely recognized privacy trustmark company on the Web.</description>
            <link>http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/2009/pr09_ma0916.htm</link>
            <pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:39:56 -0400</pubDate>
            <title>Ponemon Institute and TRUSTe Rank America&amp;rsquo;s Most Trusted Companies in Privacy</title>
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            <author>michael.p.woods@usps.gov</author>
            <description>WASHINGTON — In his annual state of the business address to the mailing industry, Postmaster General John E. Potter today outlined a roadmap for recovery and reaffirmed the Postal Service’s focus on adapting to changing customer needs and a changing marketplace.</description>
            <link>http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/2009/pr09_078.htm</link>
            <pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 10:16:08 -0400</pubDate>
            <title>Postmaster General Addresses Current Climate, Lays Foundation for Future Growth</title>
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            <author>roy.a.betts@usps.gov</author>
            <description>Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States Stamps First-Day-Of-Issue Ceremony</description>
            <link>http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/2009/pr09_ma0915.htm</link>
            <pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 08:42:31 -0400</pubDate>
            <title>Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States Stamp Dedication Ceremony</title>
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            <author>mark.r.saunders@usps.gov</author>
            <description>WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service commitment to diversity received the stamp of approval for the third year in a row by Hispanic Business magazine, ranking 50th in the magazine’s annual Top 60 Diversity Companies list of best employers for Hispanics. The Postal Service is also the only federal agency included in the magazine’s 2009 list.</description>
            <link>http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/2009/pr09_077.htm</link>
            <pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:11:28 -0400</pubDate>
            <title>Postal Service Rates First-Class Among Best Companies for Hispanics</title>
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            <description>LOS ANGELES — Iconic actor Gary Cooper returned to a “stamping ovation” today as the 15th inductee into the Legends of Hollywood collectible stamp series.</description>
            <link>http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/2009/pr09_076.htm</link>
            <pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:20:54 -0400</pubDate>
            <title>Gary Cooper Commemorated on Stamp</title>
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            <author>roy.a.betts@usps.gov</author>
            <description>NEW YORK — This turkey day the nation has something extra special to appreciate – besides Mom’s dressing</description>
            <link>http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/2009/pr09_075.htm</link>
            <pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 11:18:53 -0400</pubDate>
            <title>The Traditional Day of Togetherness Honored on U.S. Postage Stamp</title>
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            <author>roy.a.betts@usps.gov</author>
            <description>Thanksgiving Day Parade Stamp First-Day-of-Issue dedication ceremony at Macy's Herald Square in New York</description>
            <link>http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/2009/pr09_ma0902.htm</link>
            <pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 11:47:27 -0400</pubDate>
            <title>Media Advisory: Thanksgiving Day Parade Stamp Dedication Ceremony</title>
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            <author>greg.a.frey@usps.gov</author>
            <description>WASHINGTON — The Postal Service announced today that 413 retail stations and branches remain under consideration for possible consolidation.</description>
            <link>http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/2009/pr09_074.htm</link>
            <pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 09:36:46 -0400</pubDate>
            <title>Fewer Retail Offices Remain Under Review for Consolidation</title>
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            <author>yvonne.yoerger@usps.gov</author>
            <description>WASHINGTON — In a decision to save hundreds of millions dollars in labor-related costs, the U.S. Postal Service negotiated an agreement with two of its employee unions to offer select employees a financial incentive to retire or resign before the end of the fiscal year.</description>
            <link>http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/2009/pr09_073.htm</link>
            <pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:20:17 -0400</pubDate>
            <title>Postal Service Continues Cost-Cutting Actions</title>
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            <author>duke.gonzalez@usps.gov</author>
            <description>HONOLULU — Surf’s up! The U.S. Postal Service celebrated the 50th anniversary of Hawai‘i statehood by dedicating the Hawai‘i Statehood stamp today.</description>
            <link>http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/2009/pr09_072.htm</link>
            <pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 12:06:04 -0400</pubDate>
            <title>Hawai`i  Statehood Stamp Extends First-Class ‘Wave of Excitement’</title>
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            <author>yvonne.yoerger@usps.gov</author>
            <description>WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service and FedEx Express have renewed their alliance for Global Express Guaranteed (GXG), the Postal Service's premier, date-certain international delivery service to more than 190 countries and territories.</description>
            <link>http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/2009/pr09_071.htm</link>
            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 14:39:37 -0400</pubDate>
            <title>USPS and FedEx Renew Global Express Guaranteed Agreement</title>
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            <author>mark.r.saunders@usps.gov</author>
            <description>LOS ANGELES—Woof woof! What’s that Lassie? You’re on a stamp? But where’s Timmy?</description>
            <link>http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/2009/pr09_070.htm</link>
            <pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 12:25:32 -0400</pubDate>
            <title>‘Early TV Memories’ Stamps Commemorate Golden Age of Television</title>
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            <author>mark.r.saunders@usps.gov</author>
            <description>WASHINGTON — Continuing its proud tradition of honoring state and territorial flags, the U.S. Postal Service today dedicated the third set of the Flags of Our Nation stamp series.</description>
            <link>http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/2009/pr09_068.htm</link>
            <pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:29:34 -0400</pubDate>
            <title>Flags of Our Nation</title>
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            <author>yvonne.yoerger@usps.gov</author>
            <description>WASHINGTON —U.S. Postal Service Governor Katherine Tobin has been appointed Deputy Assistant Secretary for Performance Improvement in the Department of Education’s Office of Management and will be leaving the postal governing board effective Aug. 30</description>
            <link>http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/2009/pr09_067.htm</link>
            <pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 11:42:25 -0400</pubDate>
            <title>Postal Service Governor Appointed to New Position</title>
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            <author>yvonne.yoerger@usps.gov</author>
            <description>WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service ended its third quarter (April 1 – June 30) with a net loss of $2.4 billion, including a non-cash adjustment that increased workers’ compensation expense by $807 million</description>
            <link>http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/2009/pr09_066.htm</link>
            <pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 10:23:52 -0400</pubDate>
            <title>Postal Service Ends Third Quarter with $2.4 Billion Loss</title>
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            <author>yvonne.yoerger@usps.gov</author>
            <description>WASHINGTON — The Board of Governors of the U.S. Postal Service will meet in Washington, DC, at Postal Service Headquarters, 475 L’Enfant Plaza, SW, Aug. 3-5</description>
            <link>http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/2009/pr09_065.htm</link>
            <pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 10:41:20 -0400</pubDate>
            <title>Board of Governors to Meet Aug. 3-5 in Washington, DC</title>
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            <author>yvonne.yoerger@usps.gov</author>
            <description>WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service&amp;rsquo;s international mail facility at New York's John F. Kennedy (JFK) Airport has earned its second consecutive Certificate of Excellence from a leading international association dedicated to improving service for postal customers around the world.</description>
            <link>http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/2009/pr09_064.htm</link>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 16:45:02 -0400</pubDate>
            <title>New York (JFK) International Mail Facility Certified 'Excellent'</title>
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            <author>mark.r.saunders@usps.gov</author>
            <description>WASHINGTON — Five lighthouses that withstood the fury of devastating hurricanes — in some cases while partially submerged — will stand tall on postage with the issuance of the Gulf Coast Lighthouses commemorative stamps.</description>
            <link>http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/2009/pr09_062.htm</link>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 09:29:35 -0400</pubDate>
            <title>Stamps Honor Lighthouses That Stood Defiant to Gulf Coast Hurricanes</title>
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            <author>darlene.casey@usps.gov</author>
            <description>NEW YORK — The U.S. Postal Service celebrated another example of its environmental leadership as it dedicated its first and New York City’s largest green roof high atop the Morgan mail processing facility.</description>
            <link>http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/2009/pr09_063.htm</link>
            <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 11:29:53 -0400</pubDate>
            <title>U.S. Postal Service Opens First Green Roof</title>
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            <author>darlene.casey@usps.gov</author>
            <description>WASHINGTON—One of the greenest civilian fleets in the world just got a little greener.</description>
            <link>http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/2009/pr09_061.htm</link>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 10:42:34 -0400</pubDate>
            <title>U.S. Postal Service to Receive Alternative Fuel Vehicles</title>
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            <author>monica.a.suraci@usps.gov</author>
            <description>WASHINGTON — Who doesn’t love a bargain? Shoppers in the know are heading to their local Post Office to enjoy a 75 percent discount on select U.S. Postal Service merchandise, including matted and framed artwork.</description>
            <link>http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/2009/pr09_060a.htm</link>
            <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 11:44:12 -0400</pubDate>
            <title>Last Chance for Discounted Postal Service Retail Products</title>
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            <author>shannon.labruyere@usps.gov</author>
            <description>EASTPOINTE MI— She’s hit a home run for people who suffer from life-threatening diseases</description>
            <link>http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/localnews/mi/2009/mi_2009_0630.htm</link>
            <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:41:08 -0400</pubDate>
            <title>Eastpointe Postmaster to be Honored at All Star Game by MLB, People Magazine</title>
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            <author>patricia.licata@usps.gov</author>
            <description>WASHINGTON — The White House honored the U.S. Postal Service today for environmental stewardship with a 2009 Closing the Circle Award for its national Green Purchasing Program</description>
            <link>http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/2009/pr09_060.htm</link>
            <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 11:17:43 -0400</pubDate>
            <title>White House Honors Postal Service With Environmental Award</title>
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            <author>monica.a.suraci@usps.gov</author>
            <description>WASHINGTON — Out with the old, in with the new. That’s the approach the U.S. Postal Service is taking in restocking the retail products it sells in Post Office lobbies across the country</description>
            <link>http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/2009/pr09_058.htm</link>
            <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:28:00 -0400</pubDate>
            <title>Deeper Discounts on Postal Service Products In a Lobby Near You</title>
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            <author>mark.r.saunders@usps.gov</author>
            <description>WASHINGTON — Educator, scholar, feminist and activist Anna Julia Cooper (c.1858-1964), who gave voice to the African-American community during the 19th and 20th centuries</description>
            <link>http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/2009/pr09_057.htm</link>
            <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 09:59:49 -0400</pubDate>
            <title>Anna Julia Cooper Immortalized on Postage</title>
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            <author>mark.r.saunders@usps.gov</author>
            <description>WASHINGTON — Several of this summer’s new stamps provide customers a variety of options — from celebrating good news, to mailing unusual-sized greeting cards and letters to Mexico and other international locations.</description>
            <link>http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/2009/pr09_056.htm</link>
            <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 11:03:01 -0400</pubDate>
            <title>New Stamps Address Specific Mailing Needs</title>
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            <author>mark.r.saunders@usps.gov</author>
            <description>The U.S. Postal Service will issue a new 44-cent commemorative stamp honoring Anna Julia Cooper, a Civil Rights activist and former teacher and principal of Paul Laurence Dunbar High School</description>
            <link>http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/2009/pr09_ma0609.htm</link>
            <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:16:57 -0400</pubDate>
            <title>Media Advisory: Postal Service Honors Dunbar High School Principal on Stamp</title>
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            <author>mark.r.saunders@usps.gov</author>
            <description>WASHINGTON — The Postal Service issued a new 44-cent U.S. Flag stamp today at the NAPEX Stamp Show in McLean, VA. All 600 million stamps, issued in booklets of 10, are available nationwide today.</description>
            <link>http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/2009/pr09_055.htm</link>
            <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 13:51:05 -0400</pubDate>
            <title>U.S. Flag Stamp Issued</title>
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            <author>patricia.licata@usps.gov</author>
            <description>The U.S. Postal Service has honored eight suppliers for superior supply chain performance in 2008.</description>
            <link>http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/2009/pr09_054.htm</link>
            <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:06:35 -0400</pubDate>
            <title>Postal Service Honors Suppliers For Superior Performance</title>
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            <author>mark.r.saunders@usps.gov</author>
            <description>Bob Hope Stamp Issued on What Would Have Been Entertainer&amp;rsquo;s 106th Birthday</description>
            <link>http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/2009/pr09_053.htm</link>
            <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 14:23:18 -0400</pubDate>
            <title>Postal Service Salutes &amp;lsquo;G.I. Bob&amp;rsquo; With First-Class Stamp</title>
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            <author>yvonne.yoerger@usps.gov</author>
            <description>Priority Mail Flat Rate Boxes Simplify Shipping</description>
            <link>http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/2009/pr09_052.htm</link>
            <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 16:45:06 -0400</pubDate>
            <title>It&amp;rsquo;s All in the Box</title>
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            <author>Mark.r.saunders@usps.gov</author>
            <description>WASHINGTON, DC —Maggie Simpson, a character of few words other than the sucking of her pacifier now has something to shout about.</description>
            <link>http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/2009/pr09_051.htm</link>
            <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 11:11:11 -0400</pubDate>
            <title>Maggie Wins By A Squeaker</title>
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            <author>Monica.a.suraci@usps.gov</author>
            <description>WASHINGTON — ‘Tis the season for graduations, weddings and birthdays. So get ready for all those summer gift-giving occasions by stocking up on U.S.P.S.-branded products now on sale in Post Office lobbies across the country.</description>
            <link>http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/2009/pr09_050.htm</link>
            <pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 09:23:11 -0400</pubDate>
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            <description>The 2009 National Postal Forum offers the tools businesses need to succeed using the mail. Workshops will offer attendees the opportunity to hear from industry experts</description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 13:40:57 -0400</pubDate>
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            <description>BALTIMORE, MD — The U.S. Postal Service will unveil the new 44-cent stamped envelope honoring the great horse Seabiscuit at the May 14 Alibi Breakfast Ceremony.</description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 09:47:46 -0400</pubDate>
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            <description>A famed Hollywood dog trainer and a descendant of one of the world’s most popular dogs are teaming with the United States Postal Service and other partners to bring attention to a major campaign in America:Dog bite prevention.</description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 13:20:47 -0400</pubDate>
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            <description>LOS ANGELES — “Ay, Carumba!”  A ‘stampede’ of one billion Simpsons stamps began escaping from America’s 34,000 Post Offices and infiltrated the nation’s mailstream following the issuance of The Simpsons stamps and postal cards today</description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 14:12:50 -0400</pubDate>
            <title>The Simpsons Get ‘Stamping Ovation’ To Tune of 1 Billion Stamps</title>
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            <description>The U.S. Postal Service ended its second quarter (Jan 1 – March 31) with a net loss of $1.9 billion, as the economic recession and longer-term financial pressures, such as the diversion of letter mail to electronic alternatives, continued to reduce mail volume and revenue.</description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 11:18:09 -0400</pubDate>
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            <description>This coming Mother’s Day, make Mom proud. Join thousands of postal carriers and millions of Americans in participating in the nation’s largest, one-day food drive, this Saturday, May 9.</description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 10:23:28 -0400</pubDate>
            <title>Feeding America’s Hungry</title>
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            <description>Los carteros de toda la nación unirán fuerzas para ayudar a eliminar el hambre recogiendo alimentos no perecederos y entregándolos a los bancos de alimento de la comunidad local, a las despensas y a los refugios a través del país.</description>
            <link>http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/2009/pr09_ma0504.htm</link>
            <pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 11:53:11 -0400</pubDate>
            <title>Eliminando el hambre el 9 de Mayo</title>
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            <description>Letter carriers nationwide will join forces to help stamp out hunger by collecting non-perishable food items and delivering them to local community</description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 12:07:37 -0400</pubDate>
            <title>Stamping Out Hunger on May 9</title>
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            <description>Wedding invitations never looked prettier as the U.S. Postal Service today announced two new wedding stamps on sale online and at Post Offices nationwide.</description>
            <link>http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/2009/pr09_045.htm</link>
            <pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 12:06:43 -0400</pubDate>
            <title>Beauty and Romance Make A Perfect Match</title>
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            <author>patricia.licata@usps.gov</author>
            <description>The U.S. Postal Service has earned the R. Gene Richter Award for “Leadership and Innovation” for optimizing the use of bidding software that resulted in savings of more than $57 million from 2005 to 2008.</description>
            <link>http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/2009/pr09_044.htm</link>
            <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:07:16 -0400</pubDate>
            <title>Postal Service Leverages Technology to Save $57 Million</title>
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            <description>The U.S. Postal Service is accepting questions for the next Intelligent Mail Technical Integration Webinar set for Friday, May 1, from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. EDT.</description>
            <link>http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/2009/pr09_043.htm</link>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 17:10:14 -0400</pubDate>
            <title>Have Technical Questions About Intelligent Mail Integration?</title>
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            <description>The Board of Governors of the U.S. Postal Service will meet in Washington, DC, at Postal Service Headquarters, 475 L’Enfant Plaza, SW, on May 4-6.</description>
            <link>http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/2009/pr09_042.htm</link>
            <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:05:31 -0400</pubDate>
            <title>Board of Governors to Meet May 4-6 in Washington, DC</title>
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            <description>Postmaster General John Potter today launched a campaign to increase awareness and create results for energy conservation at a “Turning Over a Green Leaf” event in celebration of Earth Day.</description>
            <link>http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/2009/pr09_041.htm</link>
            <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:34:26 -0400</pubDate>
            <title>U.S. Postal Service Celebrates Earth Day</title>
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            <description>Postmaster General John Potter launches a year-long campaign to increase awareness and create results for energy conservation at a “Turning Over a Green Leaf” event at Postal Service corporate headquarters</description>
            <link>http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/2009/pr09_ma0422.htm</link>
            <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 16:14:25 -0400</pubDate>
            <title>U.S. Postal Service Turns Over a Green Leaf</title>
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            <description>Encouraged by a 90 percent customer approval rating, the U.S. Postal Service today announced that it would make the recent Intelligent Mail University Symposiums available through its RIBBS website: ribbs.usps.gov</description>
            <link>http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/2009/pr09_039.htm</link>
            <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 13:19:02 -0400</pubDate>
            <title>Intelligent Mail University Symposiums Receive High Scores</title>
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            <author>mark.r.saunders@usps.gov</author>
            <description>“Woo-Hoo!” At 8 a.m. ET today, the Postal Service™ revealed what The Simpsons stamps will look like when they are released nationwide on May 7.</description>
            <link>http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/2009/pr09_033a.htm</link>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 08:08:24 -0400</pubDate>
            <title>‘CHECK IT OUT, MAN’</title>
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            <description>Author and former postal employee Richard Wright will be immortalized on a First-Class stamp tomorrow in the lobby of the Chicago Main Post Office on West Harrison Street when the stamp goes on sale nationwide Thursday, April 9, as the 25th inductee into the Postal Service’s Literary Arts series</description>
            <link>http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/2009/pr09_037.htm</link>
            <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 17:03:17 -0400</pubDate>
            <title>Richard Wright Immortalized on Postage</title>
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            <author>darlene.casey@usps.gov</author>
            <description>The U.S. Postal Service has added to its list of more than 70 environmental awards by accepting a Climate Action Champion Award.</description>
            <link>http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/2009/pr09_036.htm</link>
            <pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:08:05 -0400</pubDate>
            <title>U.S. Postal Service Wins Prestigious Environmental Award</title>
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            <author>yvonne.yoerger@usps.gov</author>
            <description>U.S. Postmaster General John E. Potter and other postal agency CEOs from around the world agree that the industry is facing tough challenges in today‘s economy.</description>
            <link>http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/2009/pr09_035.htm</link>
            <pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 12:07:55 -0400</pubDate>
            <title>International Postal Sector Finds Positives in Challenging Economy</title>
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            <description>— Businesses large and small will find tools for success by attending the National Postal Forum, May 17-20, in Washington, DC.</description>
            <link>http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/2009/pr09_034.htm</link>
            <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 09:41:55 -0400</pubDate>
            <title>Grow Your Business</title>
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            <author>monica.a.suraci@usps.gov</author>
            <description>Two prizes acknowledging excellence in those who publish works involving American postal history have been awarded to a university professor and a college student.</description>
            <link>http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/2009/pr09_031.htm</link>
            <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 09:44:06 -0400</pubDate>
            <title>Third Annual Scholarship Awards on Postal History Granted</title>
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            <author>patricia.licata@usps.gov</author>
            <description>Whether taking the leap to sign up for Intelligent Mail services in May, or planning for the future</description>
            <link>http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/2009/pr09_030a.htm</link>
            <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 09:42:09 -0400</pubDate>
            <title>Resource Map to Help Mailers Navigate Stream of Documents</title>
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            <description>Postmaster General Testifies on Capitol Hill, Urges Congress to Act</description>
            <link>http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/2009/pr09_030.htm</link>
            <pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
            <title>U.S. Postal Service Details Economic Viability Strategy</title>
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            <description>Almost anything customers can do at the Post Office, they can do online at usps.com — from the convenience of their home or office.</description>
            <link>http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/2009/pr09_029.htm</link>
            <pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
            <title>Focus on Business and Let Your Desktop Deliver</title>
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            <author>sue.brennan@usps.gov</author>
            <description>With no signs of economic recovery in sight, the U.S. Postal Service is taking bold actions in response to its ongoing financial crisis.</description>
            <link>http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/2009/pr09_028.htm</link>
            <pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 13:30:00 -0400</pubDate>
            <title>Postal Service Continues Aggressive Steps to Cut Costs</title>
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            <author>joanne.m.veto@usps.gov</author>
            <description>U.S. Postal Service Brings Paper Recycling to Post Office Lobbies</description>
            <link>http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/2009/pr09_026.htm</link>
            <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 15:45:27 -0400</pubDate>
            <title>'Read, Respond, Recycle' Mail</title>
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            <description>The travel-planning website, Trekaroo.com, whose visitors share information about child-friendly hotels, resorts, activities and travel packages, has a new addition to its itinerary. Images from the U.S. Postal Service “Greetings From America” stamp series now provide a colorful enhancement to the site’s My Passport feature.</description>
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            <description>WASHINGTON — U.S. Postal Service executives are marking National Consumer Protection Week by supplying consumers with tools for surviving today’s economy by providing tips to prevent identity theft and by increasing awareness of fraudulent schemes.</description>
            <link>http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/2009/pr09_023.htm</link>
            <pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 13:30:00 -0400</pubDate>
            <title>U.S. Postal Service Celebrates National Consumer Protection Week</title>
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            <description>WASHINGTON — A noted author, a philanthropist and a racehorse champion are among the subjects featured on the Postal Service’s 2009 price-change stamps. In addition, a new Forever personalized stamped envelope is being introduced.</description>
            <link>http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/2009/pr09_022.htm</link>
            <pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 13:30:00 -0400</pubDate>
            <title>2009 Price-Change Stamps Unveiled</title>
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