VIDEO: Post Office Aims to Save Billions With Reductions in Workforce, Delivery Time
The U.S. Postal Service, having lost 29 percent of its first-class mail volume in the last decade, will slow its delivery service beginning next spring -- the first time in 40 years -- in an effort to eliminate nearly $3 billion in costs for the cash-strapped agency.
"We have to do this in order for the Postal Service to become financially viable," said David E. Williams, vice president of network operations for USPS, who noted Monday that the organization expects to have a $14 billion debt this year.
"We are adjusting operational realities to the current market," he said, adding that the trend is toward another 47 percent drop in volume between now and 2020.
In 2010, the Postal Service processed and delivered 78 billion pieces of first-class mail, but the coming changes are intended at quickly trimming costs and averting bankruptcy.
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/12/05/eliminating-next-day-service-on-tap-to-save-billions-for-usps/?test=latestnews#ixzz1fiSrljES
Will He or Won't He? Cain Camp Denies Gingrich Endorsement is Imminent
A man accused of adultery endorsing a man guilty of adultery...hmmmm, what a strong field.
VIDEO: U.S. Military Sources: Iran Has Missing U.S. Drone
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A U.S. super-secret spy plane believed to be in Iranian possession could be a major loss for the U.S. military -- and a major gain for Iran.
Biden Jokes About Bailing Out Greece While in Athens: U.S. ‘Standing With You In Solidarity’
'Saudi Arabia may join nuclear arms race'
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Ex-spy chief says Saudi Arabia to consider acquiring atom weapons to match region rivals Israel, Iran
S&P warns eurozone of mass downgrade
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Germany and the eurozone’s five other triple A members face having their top-notch ratings downgraded after Standard & Poor’s put 15 countries in the single currency bloc on negative creditwatch.
Fed may give loans to IMF to help euro zone: paper
Has the War with Iran Already Begun?
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The evidence of an extensive Western covert program against Tehran, and Iranian retaliation, is now too obvious to ignore
Mysterious blasts, slayings suggest covert efforts in Iran
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Attacks targeting nuclear scientists and sites lead some observers to believe that the U.S. and Israel are trying to derail Iran's programs.
GBTV Video: Is Obama the Most ‘Anti-Israel’ President in History?
Does a bear sit in the woods???
CARTOON:Wanting Still Another 4, Hope and Change Are Out The Door
AUDIO: Romney To Obama: "Hands On Doesn't Mean Getting A Better Grip On The Golf Club"
Romney’s gubernatorial staff spent $97,000 to replace computers with administration records on them
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Shady, but not illegal. In fact, not only was it not illegal to replace the computers, it’s hard to believe they were trying to cover up any illegal activity by doing it. One of the singular quirks of Romney’s personality is that he somehow manages to seem squeaky clean and suspicious at the same time. He won’t steal and he won’t cheat, but he’ll tell you anything you want to hear to get ahead politically. I’d trust him with my life — but I wouldn’t trust him to reform entitlements. Nuance.
Democrats’ attacks on Romney indicate they would prefer Gingrich as nominee
Gallup:
Gingrich, Romney the only candidates seen by Republicans as “acceptable” nominees Newt leads, but Paul wins in new Iowa poll
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Poll shows Ron Paul most likely to beat Obama
Ron Paul ad: Other politicians ‘whimpering like little shih tzus’
Pelosi: I’ll reveal information on Gingrich 'when the time is right'
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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is holding back some information on Republican Newt Gingrich that could detract from his presidential campaign, according to a report published Monday.
Gingrich fires back at Pelosi over threat
Gingrich praised FDR, New Deal in ’95, ’06 books
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In two books, the man who calls President Barack Obama a “food-stamp president” praised the man whose administration created the first food stamp program.
Snubbing 16 other presidents including Ronald Reagan, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich called Franklin D. Roosevelt “probably the greatest president of the twentieth century” in his 1995 book To Renew America.
Gingrich Favors Juries, But Not for Americans ... Just for Illegal Aliens
VIDEO: Operation Christmas Miracle
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Santa brings spirit of Christmas to America's wounded warriors
President Obama to Osawatomie, Kansas to Invoke Teddy Roosevelt Speech
Abortion Battle Heats Up on the Hill
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Rep. Trent Franks, R-Ariz., an outspoken pro-life advocate, is preparing to do battle again on Capitol Hill.
Claim: Clinton Collected $50K Per Month From MF Global
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A former MF Global employee accused former president William J. Clinton of collecting $50,000 per month through his Teneo advisory firm in the months before the brokerage careened towards its Halloween filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Trump-ed up: You won’t believe what Eason Jordan’s up to now quote:
Trump to Eason Jordan: You’re hired!
Here’s a blast from the past.
Remember Eason Jordan? Every conservative political blogger worth his/her salt knows and remembers who he is.
Former CNN head Eason Jordan is the disgraced journalist who admitted in a 2003 New York Times op-ed piece titled “The News We Kept to Ourselves” that he deliberately and intentionally whitewashed Saddam Hussein’s atrocities and regurgitated Hussein propaganda for a decade in exchange for access. Let me underscore that: In 2003, after the U.S.-led Coalition invasion of Iraq and the fall of Saddam Hussein, Jordan confessed that CNN had deliberately reported Baathist propaganda during the Saddam era because it was more urgent to keep their Baghdad bureaus than to tell the truth about that brutal regime.
Former CNN head Eason Jordan is the disgraced journalist who suggested our U.S. troops were wantonly targeting journalists for murder at the 2005 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Here’s a refresher on the scandal and a reminder that, as reported on this blog, none other than Democrat Rep. Barney Frank, liberal political commentator David Gergen, and former Democrat Sen. Chris Dodd all confirmed/condemned the slander. He resigned from CNN in February 2005 as a result of the blowback.
VIDEO: The Thrill Is Back: Matthews Says
bama's 'Smile's Worth a Million Bucks' UPDATE: Newt Gingrich defends Donald Trump from Ron Paul
Jesse Jackson’s Odd Christmas Comments: ‘Christmas Should Be a Poor People’s Holy Day’
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Jesse Jackson isn’t a stranger to gaining attention for uttering bizarre comments and confusing platitudes. The reverend, who has also made two runs for the American presidency, served as President Bill Clinton’s spiritual adviser, and made a name for himself as a human rights activist, is gaining attention for some very odd comments he made about Christmas.
It was a wonderful life
YAF Study: Youth misery reaches all-time highs
PRIORITIES?: Obama administration to push for gay rights overseas
[R] NJ Mayor Resigns After Being Accused of Having Sex With Male Escort
LISTEN: Beck Doesn’t Hold Back in Gingrich Interview: Tough Questions on Mandates, Big Gov’t, & Global Warming
VIDEO: Bachmann: Newt Gingrich is a “frugal socialist”
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Gingrich: Most likely to kiss up to the liberal elite
Obama sees 'make or break' time for middle class
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OSAWATOMIE, Kan. (AP) -- President Barack Obama delivered a sweeping indictment of economic inequality in the U.S. on Tuesday as he summoned the memory of President Theodore Roosevelt and pledged to fight for fairness at a "make or break moment for the middle class."
WATCH: Oops? Obama Opens ‘Class Warfare’ Speech By Greeting Texas…But He’s in Kansas
VIDEO: ‘My Mommy’s Gay But She Doesn‘t Need Fixing’: 8-Year-Old Confronts Bachmann at Book Signing
VIDEO: Ousted 5th Grader Speaks! Watch Grayson Thomas Describe What Happened to Him After He Said a Local TV Anchor Looked Like Obama
WATCH: Calif. School Reportedly Bans Teachers From Displaying Santas & Christmas Trees in Classrooms
CARTOON: Nott Romney
Most ridiculous headline of the day: “#OWS Are Just Sleeping in Tents; College Football Fans Are Rioting”
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If by “just sleeping in tents,” you mean spurring nearly 400 incidents of violence.
VIDEO: Rove: Why would any GOP candidate give Trump a platform?
Surprise a s
ldier with a gift for Christmas quote:
Program lets grateful nation treat fighting forces to concert
Billy Graham released from North Carolina hospital
quote:Want to See Facebook Founder’s Private Photos? Glitch Makes it Possible
ASHEVILLE, N.C. -- Evangelist Billy Graham was released Tuesday from a North Carolina hospital after being treated for pneumonia.
Graham, 93, who was hospitalized on Nov. 30, made good clinical progress in combating the illness in his steady response to antibiotics, his physician, Mark Hellrich, said in a statement released by Mission Hospital.
"His program of physical therapy also advanced daily as he demonstrated increased strength and mobility," the statement said.
BB BREAKING: A 9th Accuser Is Coming Forward In The Penn State Sex Scandal..DEVELOPING
VIDEO: Mitt Romney Not Participating in Trump Moderated G
P Debate Macy’s Allegedly Fires Employee for Refusing Cross-Dressing Male Access to W
men’s Fitting Room quote:
She said it went against her religious beliefs.
WATCH: Walter Reed Military Hospital Bans Bibles & Religious Materials — Then Overturns Policy
VIDEO: Reporter asks Carney: Does Obama ‘Approve or Disapprove of Bestiality in Our Armed Forces?’
And where were the morality party republic
RATS?????????????????????? VIDEO: City Displays Skeleton Santa Nailed To Cross
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A controversial holiday display outside the courthouse in Leesburg, VA has angered some residents there. It is a skeleton dressed as Santa and nailed to a cross.
Just emailed my niece in Leesburg that I guess I won't be visiting there anytime soon...
Chris Matthews' Brother Accused of Perjury in Pa.
Republicans Block Obama Nominee for U.S. Judgeship
WATCH: Rosie O’Donnell Is Getting Married — Again
5 Reasons Bishop Eddie Long Should Quit: Scandal, Hypocriticism, Lawsuits...
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Bishop Eddie Long is embroiled in controversy again -- this time it's because his wife, Vanessa Long, is seeking divorce after 21 years of marriage. The senior pastor of the Atlanta-area's New Birth Missionary Church is taking a sabbatical as a result, though he has pledged to return to the church after he deals with "family" issues undoubtedly related to the divorce filing by his wife.
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Some resources listed on site.
THURSDAY Not Tonight..My Bad
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AUDIO/VIDEO: Rod Blagojevich Sentenced To 14 Years In Prison
Chicago corruption
CHICAGO (CBS) – Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich has been sentenced to 14 years in prison.
U.S. District Judge James Zagel handed down the sentence on Wednesday, shortly after Blagojevich made a plea for leniency, following his conviction on 18 corruption counts.
Blagojevich addressed reporters briefly in the Dirksen Federal Building lobby after the sentencing. He solemnly quoted the poet Rudyard Kipling as he reacted to the sentence.
“Rudyard Kipling, in his poem, ‘If,’ among the thing he wrote is, ‘If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster and treat those two impostors the same,’” he said. “For Patti and I, and especially me, this is a time to be strong. This is a time to fight through adversity. This is a time for me to be strong for my children; to be strong for Patti.”
http://cbschicago.wordpress.com/2011/12/07/rod-blagojevich-sentenced-to-14-years-in-prison/
Police clear out Occupy New Orleans camp
WATCH: Hundreds #Occupy US Congressional Offices
Rep. Joe Walsh: Occupy protesters left ‘v
mit on the carpet' VIDEO: Jerry Sandusky Taken Out of Home in Handcuffs
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Jerry Sandusky has been taken out of his home in handcuffs to face two new charges of child sex abuse.
BB BULLETIN: NYC Banks On High Alert As Package W/ Explosives Found In Germany Destined for the City...DEVELOPING S.F. police raid Occupy camp, arrest 70
Dozens arrested in Occupy D.C. protests
Chevrolet Volt
Battery Issues Growing, Safety Findings May Have Been Suppressed Woman denied food stamps kills self, shoots children
VIDEO: NYPD Puts Local Banks on Alert After Parcel Bomb Found in Germany
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The New York Police Department is warning local banks to bolster mailroom security after a letter bomb was addressed to the CEO of Deutsche Bank in Germany.
All New York-area banks were advised to take extra precautions on Wednesday after the device was found in the mailroom of Deutsche Bank's headquarters in Frankfurt. No one was injured.
The letter, which was not en route to New York, was addressed to CEO Josef Ackermann, Fox News Channel reports.
Original breaking news had the package as NY bound.
Marauding Mob of 50 Teen-Aged Girls Beats Down 2 NYC Cops
New e-mails: ATF officials discussed using Fast & Furious to … push gun control
New
Perry ad: I’ll end Obama’s “war on religion” New Romney ad: Unlike some people, I’ve been happily married to the same woman for years
Newt
Gingrich’s environmental proposals include altering climate with giant mirrors
While in Congress, Gingrich co-sponsored 418 bills with Pelosi
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DES MOINES, Iowa — Newt Gingrich has taken heat on the campaign trail from conservatives for filming a 2008 commercial on climate change with House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi.
But that was hardly the first time the Republican presidential candidate and former House speaker collaborated with Pelosi.
Gingrich co-sponsored 418 bills in Congress with Pelosi during the 12 years they served together in the House, according to the Library of Congress’s THOMAS database.
Rush Limbaugh: Obama publicly 'outed' himself
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'Maybe you'll be on the cover of the next Advocate'
Sometimes I just don't get The Drugster...what does our rad prez have to do w/ being a gay poster boy????
AUDIO: Rush Limbaugh: ‘Ron Paul Has Nothing To Do With The Tea Party’
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"The Tea Party is not the Ron Paul campaign. Ron Paul has nothing to do with the Tea Party– zilch, zero, nada."
No wonder his audience a few months back dropped off by 33%..who is this hot air balloon to say that Paul (who I mock mostly) can not have TP support...there's likely 1000s of grass roots TPs, take for instance the town I grew up in of a few 1000 people in NJ...they may have a branch, & be 100% for Paul..and doesn't Limbaugh know that the TP is mostly about economic issues.....so many might support his economic stands, not his stand on Iran or foreign policy. The signs at every rally that I've been to are on economics, not Iran, Israel, gun rights or abortion.
WATCH: Moore: "Wall Street Has Their Man And His Name Is Barack Obama"
Hillary Clinton: ‘Religious Beliefs’ Are ‘Standing in the Way of Protecting Human Rights of LGBT People'
VIDEO: ‘It Is Inappropriate’: Anger After UConn Includes Pledge of Allegiance Before Sports Games
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VIDEO: 70 years ago today: A date that will live in infamy
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Before December 7th, 1941, most Americans believed that there was little need to concern ourselves with foreign conflicts, and that our own US Navy meant that the two oceans that separate us from Europe and Asia would keep us secure. By the end of the next day, those illusions of isolation and security had been shattered, and the US put firmly on the path to asserting itself as an eventual superpower. The Washington Times interviewed a handful of surviving veterans of the attack on Pearl Harbor, whose recollections reflect the shock that the attack gave this nation, and the end of our illusion of security:
PHOTOS: Pearl Harbor Attack Remembered 70 Years Later
PHOTOS: Rare and Unseen Pics: After Pearl Harbor
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Exactly 70 years ago today, Japan launched more than 350 fighters, bombers, and torpedo planes against the U.S. naval base in Hawaii -- a "date which will live in infamy," in the words of President Franklin Roosevelt. In fact, that Sunday morning is so seared into America's memory that the tumult of the weeks and months afterward is often overlooked. Here, on the 70th anniversary of Pearl Harbor, LIFE.com presents rare and unpublished photos from Hawaii and the mainland, chronicling a nation's answer to an unprecedented act of war. More unseen photos of Pearl Harbor.
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