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unsustainable in the long run. rich in the d.c. tonight. thank you. the post office is bleeding money. that could eventually affect retirement for its employees. united states postal service s chief financial officer issued the warning today. he released a statement indicating, because statements don t talk, that postal service ran a $3 1/2 billion deficit in the third quarter of this fiscal year. postal officials have been trying to get permission to make changes to save money. they re calling for an end to mail delivery on saturdays. yes, they still deliver on saturdays. and they suggest once again raising the postal rates like why not? they re also pushing to end advanced payments for retiree health benefits. there s a new sign of trouble in the job market. it came out today at the latest numbers on jobless claims show more americans are out of work. the labor department reports 19,000 more people filed their first claims for benefits last week. analysts were expecting a decrease.

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