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Important to know the approach were taking here. Are there costs to be cut . Yes. Are the things we can do to become more effective . More efficient . Yes. But i also believe the Postal Service is a vital tool of commerce and a thriving vibrant, productive Postal Service is essential to our economy. We cannot ignore this. Think about the world of the internet, think about the way commerce is moving, the way we communicate, how we send bills and kmoocommunicate as a nation. You have to have a vib...

Mr. Hanna, it strikes me in your response to some of my colleagues on this side of the aisle, comments with your role about Vice President cheney and the agreement or the decision to invade iraq is it was a mistake and you apologize for that in your own way. But we should just move on from that. Is that a misrepresentation of how you view your actions . Its senate more complicated than that. Of course. And too long to explain. That, yes, if the case depended on weapons of mass destruction in ira...

Mail, they face an unprecedented financial crisis. Since 2006, mail volume has declined more than 25 or about 60 billion of pieces of mail annually. Theyve lost money for nine straight years. They face mounting longterm financial challenges. They have 54 billion for retiry health care and has exhausted its statutory debt limit and it lacks the funds it needs for critical infructure investmeinv. And a Delivery Fleet think about all the millions and millions of postal boxes that need somebody to c...

Leadership around the world. Postmaster general make and brennan discussed the future of the u. S. Postal service at a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on wednesday. She outlined what policy changes could be made. This is 2. 5 hours. The committee on oversight and government reform comes to order. Thank you for being here. This is important and it affects every american. It is a vital part of the commerce in United States in the United States. We are here to talk about the Postal ...

Seems like we cant seem to buy a sunny day. Lets get right over to meteorologist lauren casey in our Weather Center to tell us what to expect. I got to keep the umbrella handy. You dont need to keep it grasped in your clutches, all month long definitely throughout the weekend but youll need to know where it is as we head to tomorrow. This weekend, umbrellas needed them at the International Airport picking up over two inches of rainfall yesterday and today combined. Wilmington close to two inches...

From the cbs Broadcast Center in philadelphia, this is cbs3 Eyewitness News. Right now on Eyewitness News, clouds and spotty rain could keep philadelphians from enjoying the night. After a gloomy weekend we could be looking at more wet wet weather to start the work week. Seems like we cant seem to buy a sunny day. Lets get right over to meteorologist lauren casey in our Weather Center to tell us what to expect. I got to keep the umbrella handy. You dont need to keep it grasped in your clutches, ...

3 snow is falling in parts of the mountains, making some roads slick. News 13s Lauren Brigman continues our Live Team Coverage from downtown waynesville. Lauren. The snow is starting to coat the roads there. 3 the roads in mitchell and madison counties are slick this morning. Drivers in Mitchell County. Stay of the roads if possible. Slick conditions are reported on us 19. Especially through spruce pine and highland avenue. The entire south end of the county is dealing with these conditions. Dri...

3 snow is still falling this morning in some parts of the mountains, like madison county. Thats where news 13s Lauren Brigman continues our Live Team Coverage. Lauren, secondary roads are still covered in snow there . 3 3 3 some roads in Mitchell County are also snow covered. Use caution driving in the area. Especially in the south end of the county. Parts of us 19 through spruce pine may be slick. There are no official reports of icy roads anywhere else. Take it slow this morning especially in ...

So, we will talk more about it if there will be snow, freezing rain, sleet and the timeline of this coming up in my full forecast in a few minutes. Holly we are starting to see signs of the approaching wintry mix in the northern scanties. Jay Lauren Brigman continues Live Team Coverage from Madison County and, lauren, light flurries are showing up in the wolf laurel area now . Lauren yes, some very light snow flurries. We have started to see those just within the last 30 minutes. They are starti...

Continue. Icy roads especially closer to elevations. 21 at 11. Well have snow in our forecast, too. Not nearly as much, though. Ill show you how much to expect. We go down the road and how windy its going to get. Stick around. Tammy its providing a boost for local businesses. Darcel rex hodge is live. Rex, tell us about the pros and cons. Rex well you know the roads can still be tricky out here. But the dot doing a good job on the main roads. Like the Smoky Mountain expressway. Some businesses u...