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Article Title: 35% Think U.S. Government Should Consider Selling the Postal Service
Snippet of Article: "...The U.S. Postal Service has been plagued with financial problems for years, but fewer adults now believe the federal government should sell the Postal Service...."
Article Title: Protestors occupy private airport mail facility; five arrested
Snippet of Article: "... “postal protectors”, were arrested July 3 in an occupation of a private air cargo facility slated to handle and process US mail. “Postal mail handlers and mail processing clerks are losing their jobs to profiteering, private corporations,” declared Jamie Partridge, a retired letter..."
Article Title: Pitney Bowes funds a study to privatize the Postal Service, could make billions off the plan
Snippet of Article: "...Yesterday’s Bloomberg report quotes Sally Davidow, a spokeswoman for the American Postal Workers Union, saying the same thing: Pitney Bowes “stands to benefit enormously from privatizing mail processing operations.” ..."
Article Title: GOP platform takes aim at federal workforce
Snippet of Article: "... The plan also calls for a "dramatic restructuring" of the U.S. Postal Service.
"In light of the Postal Service's seriously underfunded pension system" — the agency defaulted on a $5.5 billion payment to pre-fund pension costs last month — "Congress should explore a greater role for private enterprise in appropriate aspects of the mail-processing system." ..."
Article Title: USPS proposes streamlining review process for closing post offices
Snippet of Article: "...If the changes are enacted, Granholm said, USPS would focus on whether to keep open thousands of smaller branches and stations located in city centers or far-flung rural towns that may get less traffic than nearby post offices...."
