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Postmaster Gen'l: Mail delivery may need to be cut
WASHINGTON (AP) - Postmaster General John Potter says the massive deficits facing the post office could force the agency to cut out one day of mail delivery per week.
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In testimony for a congressional panel Wednesday, Potter asked for an end to the requirement that the agency deliver mail six days a week.
Faced with dwindling mail volume and rising costs, the post office was $2.8 billion in the red last year.
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