And 36.4 percent stopped or cutback on saving for retirement.

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However, the meal cutback also will apply on flights to Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean, and on some flights to Central and South America, the airline said.

CNN: American ends meals on most U.S. flights

But Ulster were not to be denied and a minute after Cullen's heroics, Trimble found Steinmetz on a cutback run off the left wing and the Kiwi burst through to score under the posts and give David Humphreys a straightforward two-pointer.

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Hospitals, doctors and other Medicare providers will see a 2 percent cut in government reimbursements because once the cutback takes effect, Medicare will reimburse them at 98 cents on the dollar.

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The president of the National Association of Letter Carriers, Fredric Rolando, said the cutback is "a disastrous idea that would have a profoundly negative effect on the Postal Service and on millions of customers, " particularly businesses, rural communities, the elderly, the disabled and others who depend on Saturday delivery for commerce and communication.

WSJ: Goodbye Saturday mail? Postal Service plans cuts

The Academy Awards opened with host Jon Stewart joking about the recently ended writers strike -- which forced a cutback in the Golden Globes and threatened the Oscars as well -- and commenting on the bleakness of the best picture nominees.

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