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		<title>PRC supports National Newspaper Association criticisms of post office closings</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2012 02:07:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PRC supports NNA recommendations for better selection criteria for post office closings WASHINGTON—The Postal Regulatory Commission has recommended that the U.S. Postal Service take another look at its approach to closing post offices, supporting many criticisms made by National Newspaper Association in its fall 2011 testimony. The PRC released its opinion in the USPS proposal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PRC Commissioner Nanci Langley begins term as Vice Chairman</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2012 01:39:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Press Release from the Postal Regulatory Commission January 6, 2012 Washington, DC–Postal Regulatory Commission Chairman Ruth Y. Goldway this week announced the start of Nanci E. Langley’s term as Vice Chairman of the Commission, succeeding Commissioner Mark Acton. PRC regulations provide that the Commissioners elect a member to serve as Vice Chairman for a term [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Collins: PRC Opinion On PO Closures Increases Urgency To Pass Postal Reform</title>
		<link>http://www.postalreporternews.net/2011/12/28/collins-prc-opinion-on-po-closures-increases-urgency-to-pass-postal-reform/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 12:50:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Washington, DC &#8211; December 23, 2011- U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee and one of the authors of bipartisan postal reform legislation, today issued the following statement regarding the Postal Regulatory Commission’s advisory opinion on the U.S. Postal Service’s plan to close almost 3700 post offices [...]]]></description>
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		<title>USPS To Market Test First Class Tracer</title>
		<link>http://www.postalreporternews.net/2011/12/27/usps-to-market-test-first-class-tracer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 15:36:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[USPS will test a new product called First Class Tracer in a limited market area. The product will enable customers to follow their greeting cards, postcards, and personal and business letters as they travel through the mail processing system. Here&#8217;s how it will work. Customers will purchase an adhesive barcode that will be placed directly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>USPS Notice To PRC Requesting Changes To Service Standards</title>
		<link>http://www.postalreporternews.net/2011/12/05/usps-notice-to-prc-requesting-changes-to-service-standards/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 07:58:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Excerpts from USPS filing to the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) requesting an advisory opinion regarding service standards. USPS received 4,200 comments from  its Federal Register notice in September 2011. Based on an analysis of fiscal year 2010 costs, the Postal Service has determined that a combination of service changes centered on eliminating overnight service for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>President Obama Names Republican Tony Hammond  to Postal Regulatory Commission</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Dec 2011 14:53:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ignores Union&#8217;s call to appoint Democrat to the Postal Regulatory Commission December 2, 2011 WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key Administration posts:     Tony Hammond –  Commissioner, Postal Regulatory Commission Tony Hammond, Nominee for Commissioner, Postal Regulatory Commission Tony Hammond served on the Postal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PRC Issues Order Denying Postmasters Complaint Over Management Of Post Offices</title>
		<link>http://www.postalreporternews.net/2011/12/02/prc-issues-order-denying-postmasters-complaint-over-management-of-post-offices/</link>
		<comments>http://www.postalreporternews.net/2011/12/02/prc-issues-order-denying-postmasters-complaint-over-management-of-post-offices/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Dec 2011 01:15:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) issued a decision to deny a complaint by NAPUS and the League of Postmasters to renew an expedited complaint or a request a stay to prevent the Postal Service’s Final Rule from going into effect on December 1, 2011.  The PRC did grant the Postmaster associations the right to re-file [...]]]></description>
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		<title>USPS Begins FY 2012 With Net Loss of $139 Million</title>
		<link>http://www.postalreporternews.net/2011/11/28/usps-begins-fy-2012-with-net-loss-of-139-million/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 13:49:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The US Postal Service filed its first month preliminary financial report of the 2012 fiscal year (unaudited) with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) . USPS reported a net operating loss of $139 million for the month of October 2011. This same period last year saw a $283 million net profit.  USPS reported a drop of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Commissioners Robert Taub and Mark Acton begin their new terms at the PRC</title>
		<link>http://www.postalreporternews.net/2011/10/11/commissioners-robert-taub-and-mark-acton-begin-their-new-terms-at-the-prc/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 22:16:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Washington, DC – Officially sworn in on October 8th, Postal Regulatory Commissioner Robert Taub assumed his new responsibilities, while Vice Chairman Mark Acton began his second term. They join PRC Chairman Ruth Y. Goldway and Commissioner Nanci Langley. Currently, the Commission is engaged in crucial deliberations regarding the future of the United States Postal Service, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Update: List Of Post Offices No Longer Under Review For Closure</title>
		<link>http://www.postalreporternews.net/2011/09/21/update-list-of-post-offices-no-longer-under-review-for-closure/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 02:35:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[September 21, 2011 &#8211; RAO Initiative Candidate Facility Status Update submitted to the Postal Regulatory Commission. The list of post offices no longer review are highlighted. &#160; Update: List Of Post Offices No Longer Under Review For Closure]]></description>
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