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U.S. Postal Service puts 5-month pause on closings
By Emily Stephenson
WASHINGTON | Tue Dec 13, 2011 4:07pm EST
(Reuters) – The U.S. Postal Service has agreed to a five-month moratorium on closures of post offices and processing facilities while lawmakers hammer out legislation to overhaul the cash-strapped mail carrier, a group of U.S. senators said on Tuesday.
The Postal Service was studying about 3,700 money-losing post offices for possible closure starting in February 2012, and considering closing hundreds of processing centers in April.
The senators said USPS officials agreed to push back the closures to give lawmakers time to pass legislation that would help get the Postal Service back on track before the end of fiscal year 2012, when the mail carrier has said it could shut down.
https://www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/13/us-usa-postal-evaluate-idUSTRE7BC28Z20111213