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Experts: Ricin like that in letters easy to make

Tags: ricin, U.S. Postal Service, security measures

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PG hazmat team called to mail processing center

Prince George's County's hazmat team was called to a federal mail processing center in Landover to help federal agents who are investigating suspicious letters to members of Congress and the president.

Tags: ricin, U.S. Postal Service, hazmat, Prince Georges Fire Department, michelle basch

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USPS under fire for reaction to ricin threat

A union representing postal workers says the U.S. Postal Service waited hours to alert workers that they may have been exposed to the dangerous poison ricin.

Tags: U.S. Postal Service, American Postal Workers Union, ricin, U.S. Senate, mail, john aaron

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Postal official says closure won't slow delivery

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Slice of Life: Delivering mail with Daniel Giles

For veteran D.C. mailman Daniel Giles, getting peed on by dogs, deciphering wrong addresses and brightening customers' afternoons, is all in a day's work.

Tags: postal worker, U.S. Postal Service, mail, work, delivery, Slice of Life, Natalie Plumb

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Shipping companies expect booming business this holiday season

Holiday package deliveries are expected to set a new record for the U.S. Postal Service, which will help the ailing agency's bottom line.

Tags: Patrick Donahoe, U.S. Postal Service, holiday shipping

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USPS to cease 3 Va. mail processing operations

The U.S. Postal Service plans to cease mail processing operations in Norfolk, Lynchburg and Roanoke and move the work to other facilities.

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Postal workers: Frederick mail piling up

Since Frederick's Tilco Drive mail processing plant was shuttered Nov 18, the U S Postal Service has said customers can expect the same level of service as before, even though local mail now travels to Baltimore to be sorted before being delivered

Tags: Frederick News-Post, U.S. Postal Service, post office, mail

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