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		<title>Alabama community finally gets mail service</title>
		<link>http://www.postalreporternews.net/2012/02/03/alabama-community-finally-gets-mail-service/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:32:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An industrial area near Mobile, AL, now has something it’s never had before — mail service. Pinto Island, home to shipbuilder Austal USA and other manufacturers, is located across the Mobile River from the city of Mobile. Until now, it’s been the most industrialized area in the lower 48 states without mail service. That ended [...]]]></description>
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		<title>USPS: &#8216;Black Women in American Culture and History&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.postalreporternews.net/2012/02/01/usps-black-women-in-american-culture-and-history/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:09:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[February is Black History Month — a time to pay tribute to the achievements of African Americans throughout the nation’s history. More than 133,000 African Americans currently work for the Postal Service. This year’s national theme is “Black Women in American Culture and History.” Since 1978, the Postal Service has honored African Americans through the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Postal Inspection Service renews violence-prevention efforts</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:58:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Postal Inspection Service’s Safe and Secure Initiative continues to educate employees on avoiding violence in the workplace. Postal Inspector Robert Diaz — the initiative’s program manager — said Inspectors will visit approximately 400 postal facilities over the next two months to address the issues of workplace violence, employee security and carrier safety. Inspectors will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>USPS honors late Pioneering Publisher John H. Johnson with Forever stamp</title>
		<link>http://www.postalreporternews.net/2012/01/31/usps-honors-late-pioneering-publisher-john-h-johnson-with-forever-stamp/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:12:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rising from poverty to the pinnacle of society, the late trailblazing entrepreneur and publisher John H. Johnson today is honored on this year’s Black Heritage Forever stamp by the Postal Service. Johnson — the founder of Johnson Publishing Company, which publishes “Ebony” and “Jet” magazines — is the 35th honoree in the Black Heritage stamp [...]]]></description>
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		<title>USPS Introduces 3rd Priority Mail Regional Rate Box Designed for Commerical Mailers</title>
		<link>http://www.postalreporternews.net/2012/01/28/usps-introduces-3rd-priority-mail-regional-rate-box-designed-for-commerical-mailers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 09:55:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Postal Service is giving customers a big reason to ship regionally with USPS. It’s called the “Priority Mail Regional Rate Box C.” At 15-by-12-by-12 inches, the new container is the largest USPS-produced box for commercial use, with a 25-pound maximum weight limit. It makes its debut in conjunction with the Jan. 22 price change. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>USPS: Letter Carrier Positions Are Available</title>
		<link>http://www.postalreporternews.net/2012/01/25/usps-letter-carrier-positions-are-available/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:53:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Letter carrier positions available Employees can apply through eReassign. The Postal Service has a limited number of city letter carrier positions available, and current employees are encouraged to apply. What are the advantages of becoming a city letter carrier? Base salary ranges from $44,292 to $57,704 per year Daytime work hours Interaction with customers Outdoor [...]]]></description>
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		<title>USPS shoots for $1 billion in annual Every Door Direct Mail sales</title>
		<link>http://www.postalreporternews.net/2012/01/24/usps-shoots-for-1-billion-in-annual-every-door-direct-mail-sales/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:05:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[USPS shoots for $1 billion in annual EDDM sales &#160; &#160; Last year’s sales figures from Every Door Direct Mail (EDDM) were so encouraging the Postal Service has set far grander plans for the product this year. Introduced by the Postal Service last April, EDDM already has grown to a $270-million-a-year product. Vice President, Sales, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>USPS Issues Clarification On Public Disclosure Policy and Lobbying Restrictions</title>
		<link>http://www.postalreporternews.net/2012/01/23/usps-issues-clarification-on-public-disclosure-policy-and-lobbying-restrictions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:14:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, Link published an article regarding the federal anti-lobbying statute as it relates to USPS employees. It’s important to note that the law only applies to the “use of postal resources.” The law prohibits employees — acting in their official capacity — from encouraging stakeholders to intercede with Congress.  source: USPS News Link Here [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Updates to USPS Express Mail refund policy begin on Jan. 22</title>
		<link>http://www.postalreporternews.net/2012/01/18/updates-to-usps-express-mail-refund-policy-begin-on-jan-22/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:05:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Major changes are coming to the Postal Service’s Express Mail refund policy. For Express Mail sent on or after Jan. 22, customers requesting a postage refund for a service failure must submit that application within 30 days of the mailing date. Previously, a mailer could request a postage refund for an Express Mail service failure [...]]]></description>
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		<title>USPS Warns Employees About Disclosing Non-Public Postal Information</title>
		<link>http://www.postalreporternews.net/2012/01/17/usps-warns-employees-of-disclosing-non-public-postal-information/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:51:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[USPS has rules — designed to protect both the Postal Service and employees — that prohibit the communication of confidential, proprietary, and non-public information, as well as information that would violate anti-lobbying laws. These rulers are important, in times such as these, when legislative action has dominated discussions concerning the Postal Service. USPS wants its [...]]]></description>
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