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July 2012
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7/28/12 CNN: Postal Service in crisis
March 2012
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3/22/12 The Hill: Senate poised to tackle postal reform
February 2012
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2/21/12 Content Delaware: Video: Sen Carper: Bipartisanship & Postal Service
2/9/12 The Washington Post: Senator to probe Postal Regulatory Commission travel schedule
2/5/12 The Washington Post: Postal regulatory chairman?s $70,000 in travel comes under scrutiny
January 2012
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1/20/12 The News Journal: Politicians pitch salvation plan for Hares Corner
1/20/12 Delaware State News: Meeting airs concerns over Hares Corner USPS facility
1/12/12 WDEL: Carper wants answers from Hares Corner postal meeting
November 2011
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11/3/11 The News Journal: Editorial: A smart and balanced reform approach
11/3/11 The News Journal: Senators propose buyouts for USPS
11/2/11 CQ: Senators' Postal Bill Blends Provisions from Competing Measures
11/1/11 CQ: Senators to Introduce Bipartisan Proposal for Retooling the Postal Service
October 2011
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10/19/11 CQ: Senate Panel to Consider New Overhaul Legislation for Postal Service
10/1/11 NPR: The Fight To Save The U.S. Postal Service
September 2011
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9/15/11 The News Journal: Rescuing the Postal Service
9/11/11 The News Journal: Column: Column: Congress must act immediately to save the Postal Service
9/9/11 Bloomberg: Postal Service Needs 'Dramatic Action' From Obama, Carper Says
9/9/11 The Hill: Sen. Carper: 'Immediate and dramatic action' needed to save Postal Service
9/6/11 CNN: Postal chief to testify on Capitol Hill as USPS could face default
9/5/11 CBS Philly: U.S. Postal Service Facing Financial Struggle
9/5/11 UPI: U.S. Postal Service could shut down by winter
9/5/11 The News Journal: What is needed to save the US Postal Service?
9/5/11 International Business Times: U.S. Postal Service Nearing Default; Agency Pleading to Congress for Help
9/4/11 New York Times: Postal Service Is Nearing Default as Losses Mount
August 2011
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8/15/11 BNA: USPS Aims to Cut 220,000 Jobs by 2015, Opt Out of Fed Retirement, Health Systems