Morning links: Postal Service plans rescue for rural offices; woman interviews for job and finds police waiting; more news

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View full sizeThe Postal Service has announced plans to close almost 3,000 post offices across the country to save money, many of them rural. (Press-Register, Mike Kittrell) Postal Service to announce plans to keep rural post offices afloat -- Washington Post
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