Recently key House and Senate leaders on postal reform have had productive discussions on a path forward, and while there may be some differences of opinion in some of the policy approaches needed to save the Postal Service, there is broad agreement that reform needs to happen -- the sooner the better.

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According to people familiar with the matter, the lawsuit, which is still under seal, alleges that Mr. Armstrong and other people associated with his former cycling team knowingly violated their sponsorship agreement with the United States Postal Service when they allegedly instituted an organized doping program on the team.

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The agreement extends to firms that plan to deliver letters when the postal service is opened to competition on January 1st.

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