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Chris: Who ever said that commercial tie-ins are a good thing? When the Postal Service—a popular band on Subpop combining the lead singer of Death Cab for Cutie, Ben Gibbard (who is as portly as he is whiny) with the poppy glitches of Jimmy Tamborello from Dntel—agreed to a deal with the U.S. Postal Service (USPS), politically correct crunchies everywhere praised this indie-rock spirit of compromise. But they seem to critically overlook the fact that by this deal, an allegedly DIY band and an allegedly DIY branch of the U.S. government have...
...UNVEILED. A STAMP honoring Ronald Reagan, the 40th President of the U.S.; in Washington, D.C. Though the U.S. Postal Service usually waits at least 10 years after a prominent American dies before placing his or her image on postage, the 37? Reagan stamp will be available on Feb. 10, 2005, less than a year after the former President's death...
...whole or in part without written permission is prohibited. TIME and the Red Border Design are protected through trademark registration in the United States and in the foreign countries where TIME magazine circulates. A one-year subscription to TIME is 56 issues for $72.24 per year. Subscribers: If the Postal Service alerts us that your magazine is undeliverable, we have no further obligation unless we receive a corrected address within two years. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to TIME, P.O. Box 30601, Tampa, Florida 33630-0601. CUSTOMER SERVICE AND SUBSCRIPTIONS--For 24/7 service, please use our website: www.time.com/customerservice...
...postal service prints approximately 35 billion stamps a year. The most popular stamp—of Elvis—had a distribution of 512 million...
...first signs of trouble for Labor came early. Before polling on the mainland closed, counting in Tasmanian seats was already underway - and it pointed to an immediate swing against the Opposition in two of Labor's key seats. By the end of the night - with a record 750,000 postal and absentee votes still to be fully counted - it appeared the Coalition would have 84 of the 150 seats in the House of Representatives, to Labor's 56, and possible control of the Senate. The collapse was rapid. At 7:45 p.m. - even before Mark Latham's election-night function...