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Betty Terry walks past a post office which closed its counter services four years ago at the Veterans Administration in Los Angeles, California, January 30, 2012. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

Towns go dark with post office closings

Postal officials were blunt in December when they stood before 120 residents in Dedham, Iowa, to tell them why their town's post office has to close. The Internet, officials said, was killing the U.S. Postal Service.  Full Article 

House panel cancels Tuesday healthcare meeting

WASHINGTON | Tue Jul 21, 2009 9:48am EDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee has canceled its Tuesday debate and vote on healthcare legislation but has kept a Wednesday meeting on its schedule.

The Democratic-led committee has been struggling to keep a group of fiscally conservative Democrats on board with the nearly $1 trillion, 10-year healthcare overhaul. The group, known as the Blue Dog Democrats, has said they cannot support legislation that would increase the massive federal budget deficit.
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