USPS weighs drastic cuts and bold health reform in Congress
The postal service seeks congressional approval to create a cheaper health program and pension system, downsize its workforce by 120000 from 563000, and trim Saturday mail delivery. Union opposition centers on contract changes, while mail volume has fallen 20 percent since 2006. If approved, these reforms could serve as a wake-up call for broader government cost cuts.
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Washington, D.C
U.S. Postal Service
USPS
Postal Service
Washington
Anthony Vegliante
Congress
Lawmakers and federal officials contact list for Texas leaders
A compiled roster lists U S Representatives Mike Conaway Randy Neugebauer and Sen John Cornyn along with Kay Bailey Hutchison and state officials Tryon Lewis Tom Craddick Kel Seliger. It provides office addresses in Midland Odessa Austin Amarillo and Washington and contact details including phone and email. The document compiles district and state offices for immediate outreach.
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Mike Conaway
Republican
Midland
Cannon House
Washington DC
Eighth St
Odessa
Condway House
Randy Neugebauer
Lubbock
Cannon
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Russell Senate
Washington
Tryon Lewis
West 4Th Street
Austin
House
Tx Us
Tom Craddick
Capitol
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Kel Seliger
Amarillo
University Blvd
Senate State
Senate
Let Peace Begin With Me by Laura Dennis Wins Pulitzer
The 1988 Pulitzer Prize winner Laura Dennis editor writes Let peace begin with me. The newspaper emphasizes informing readers to safeguard freedom and empower self control aligned with moral guides and the Declaration of Independence.
Federal health mandate faces commerce clause challenge
Analysis notes that the U S Supreme Court has treated the commerce power as flexible since the New Deal and that the Seventh Circuit questions the breadth of congressional authority to require health insurance. The article argues the administration must justify the mandate as more than an open ended license and warns of broader implications for individual liberty.
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Ith Circuit
Appeals Court
Uth Circuit
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Obama
Lith Circuit
Supreme Court
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Sovereignty under siege in global financial crisis
Billions in debt and foreign directives erode national independence Europe Japan and the United States face the same coercive trend. Berlusconi Soros and Obama are cited as enabling international control through EU ECB IMF and UN bodies. The author urges cutting IMF World Bank and UN funding and advocates American governance led by U S officials.
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Japan
United States
Greece
Italy
Berlusconi
European Central Bank
Nicolas Sarkozy
Angela Merkel
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Portugal
Spain
Paris
George Soros
Soros
U.S
Ezra Kline
Washington Post
Obama
America
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Ers
IMF
World Bank
G22
Gordon Brown
Great Britain
George Washington
European
Super Committee
World
Bill Wilson
Americans For
Bill
Thumbs Up for Citizens at Town Hall Meetings
Odessa American invites readers to attend government meetings and share opinions. Readers may submit positive or negative comments via email, proposing a community thumbs nomination process.
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