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April 2008
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Postal Worker Steals Your New Credit Cards, Goes On Shopping Spree...
From Consumerist | April 22, 2008Police have arrested Paul Hank, a distribution clerk at the Smithtown, NY post office, after he stole credit cards from the mail and went... more
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Red-letter day for Salazar
| April 22, 2008
From Los Angeles TimesThe U.S. Postal Service will issue a stamp today honoring Los Angeles newsman Ruben Salazar, who, through his reporting and opinion columns... more
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An unfinished story
April 22, 2008 From Los Angeles TimesIt is not every day that we have the opportunity to celebrate a colleague whose work for this newspaper stands the scrutiny of history. Journalism... more
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The Original Messenger Bag Might Still Be the Best [Laptops]
From Gizmodo | April 21, 2008While we are adorned with the latest and greatest in trendy, designer messenger bags, J.Crew has recreated and rereleased the original. Modeled... more
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It's Tax Day! Here Are Some Post Offices That Are Open Late...
From Consumerist | April 15, 2008Today is the day, folks. You'll need to finish up your taxes and send them on their way to the IRS. Here are some post offices that are open... more
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A tricky bid for history
| April 13, 2008 From Los Angeles TimesWithin minutes of seeing the delicate letters and postcards at the German auction house, museum curator Joanna Lang began frantically sending... more
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Uwe Boll's Postal Getting Rave Reviews From People You've Never...
From Kotaku | April 9, 2008It's rare that I make it out the local cineplex these days unless former Village People cowboy Randy Jones gives it his stamp of approval... more
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Postal workers back Obama
From CNN Political Ticker | April 9, 2008(CNN) — The American Postal Workers Union announced Wednesday it is backing Barack Obama, a boost to the Illinois senator two weeks... more
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At Last — We’re Back On The Gold Standard
From Extreme Mortman | April 9, 2008It took several decades, but hooray! The Federal government’s put us back on the gold standard. Well, at least the Postal Service... more
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Uwe Boll Can Write His Name [Kotaku Stalku]
From Kotaku | April 4, 2008Reader Vincent took one for the team. He not only met Uwe Boll, but also saw the early sneak Postal screening. In the same night. Reader... more
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Exotics and Delivery Vans in Venturi's Green Garage
From Green Car Advisor | April 3, 2008Venturi teamed with Peugeot to electrify van for French postal service test. By Nick Kurczewski, Contributor MONTE CARLO, Monaco -- The little... more
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NBA Great Wilt Chamberlain May Get Postage Stamp
From NBA.com: News | April 2, 2008Wilt Chamberlain's next enduring stamp on basketball might come on the upper right corner of an envelope instead of a 100-point game. Wilt... more
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Wilt the stamp? Push starts to honor Chamberlain
From ESPN.com - NBA | April 1, 2008Wilt the Stilt could become Wilt the Stamp if a grassroots effort to get the Hall of Famer Chamberlain and the only NBA player to score 100... more
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Any Of These Phrases Should Have Alerted Staples That There Is A...
From Consumerist | April 1, 2008Reader Karen writes in:I bought a small but overpriced postal scale at Staples ($22). When I took it home and opened the box, there was a... more
