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USPS and Cuba in Talks to Resume Direct Mail Service

Postal service between the two countries has stalled for 50 years. Read more5:13 PM ETcomments

A car drives through Havana, Cuba with American and Cuban flags on its dashboard. A car drives through Havana, Cuba with American and Cuban flags on its dashboard. Franklin Reyes/AP
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“We have made real progress at a time when the mission of our agency has never been more important,” Dan Tangherlini said Tuesday.

Acting GSA Chief Impresses Senators As Agency’s Mr. Fix-It arrow Confirmation hearing touches on conference scandal, bonuses, respect for ...

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People Joining the US Workforce Today Are Less Educated Than Those Leaving It arrow Things are looking grim for young Americans starting work.

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Former Comptroller General David Walker

Unions Slam Proposed Efficiency Board As ‘Offensive’ and ‘Unwise’ arrow House oversight hearing examines potential updates to 'reinventing ...

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Treasury Secretary Lew Cleans Up His Signature for the Nation's Currency arrow Jacob Lew's signature has gone through an evolution.

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The Taliban Is Ready for Peace Talks arrow Qatar to host direct negotiations among the Taliban, the Karzai government and the U.S.

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NATO soldiers walk towards a Chinook helicopter after a ceremony at a military academy on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan.

Are Afghan Troops Really 'Getting Good Enough' to Take Over for NATO? arrow U.S. and NATO troops will remain in the country until 2014, but will ...

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Analysis: Why Are People So Distrustful of Big Government? arrow For some, it's a long history of abuses carried out in the name of national ...

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Lawmakers Hope to Save Overnight Mail Delivery arrow Bill would put off closures of mail distribution centers.

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Sequestration may cancel some July 4 celebrations.

Is a Sequester Tipping Point Coming? arrow Sequestration was overhyped and the deluge never came. But it may begin to pour this summer.

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Leave the Drama Outside arrow The best teams reduce drama and focus on making their teammates feel good.

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Bedbugs Infest Homeland Security Office in Vermont arrow For the third time since April, exterminators have been called in to deal with the pests.

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House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., right, talks with the committee's ranking Democrat Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md.

House Oversight Leader's Plan to Resuscitate the IRS Scandal arrow Rep. Darrell Issa is committed to keeping the scandal in the spotlight.

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