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...good thing the unofficial motto of the u.s. Postal Service--"Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds"--doesn't mention Saturday mail delivery. Because that may soon be history. On March 2, Postmaster General John Potter announced that major cuts, including an end to weekend service, would be needed to prevent a projected $238 billion loss over the next decade that is largely a result of fewer letters and packages being sent. It's the first time in USPS history that a lack of mail...
...think [Friday night’s game] was a great disappointment for our team,” captain Alex Biega said, “but the good thing about best of three series is we have another shot on Saturday...
Cornell has the opportunity to close the series Saturday night and move to the ECAC semifinals with a second win over the Crimson. The Big Red is now 3-0 against Harvard this season, winning 6-3 and 3-0 in November and February respectively in addition to the victory Friday night...
...protesters, wearing red shirts and waving red flags, number far less than the one million that leaders promised would turn out in the preceding weeks. After riding into the capital in pick-up trucks and buses, their numbers peaked at about 100,000 on Saturday night, mainly rural poor who want the return of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Thaksin was ousted in a 2006 military coup and is living in self-imposed exile rather than serve a two-year prison sentence on a corruption conviction. In late February, the Supreme Court confiscated $1.5 billion of his assets, saying...
...Thaksin, who spoke to the protesters by video Saturday evening, is in Switzerland. He has been based in Dubai for the past two years, but Thailand's Foreign Ministry said on Saturday that the United Arab Emirates government had asked Thaksin to leave because he was using their country to foment political unrest in Thailand. Thaksin initially denied he had been expelled, but told followers in his video that he was now in Switzerland because the government had been "whining" to the UAE. (See pictures of people protesting Iran's election...