Fredric Rolando, president of the National Association of Letter Carriers, blamed Congress for mandating the annual health pre-payments in 2006, but suggested lawmakers should wait to act on legislation until next year.

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Or in North Carolina, or in other states where we've been as the days and weeks unfold, because he's asking for the very best ideas -- small, medium, and large -- to address these problems, while we wait for Congress to act.

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Without the ability to launch pre-emptive strikes, the naval vessels must wait until something happens until they can act, and even then they are limited in what they can do.

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