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WASHINGTON, Nov. 3, 2008 – As the holidays approach and military families start thinking about what they’re going to send loved ones serving overseas, there are a few dates to keep in mind. “The earliest deadline is for troops that are serving in the Iraq [and] Afghanistan area,” said Al DeSarro, spokesman for the western region of the U.S. Postal Service. “You want to send all your holiday mail and packages [to those areas] by Dec. 4.” Holiday mail, including packages and cards, going to military bases in other parts of the world should be shipped by Dec. 11,...

Sen. Hillary Clinton waves campaign literature she says is false. Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland is behind her.

CINCINNATI - Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton said Saturday that a pair of mailings sent to voters by rival Barack Obama's campaign criticizing her health care plan and trade views are false, misleading and a betrayal of his pledge to practice a new style of politics. "Shame on you, Barack Obama. It is time you ran a campaign consistent with your messages in public — that's what I expect from you," Clinton said angrily, waving the mailings in the air. "Meet me in Ohio, and let's have a debate about your tactics," she added. The two presidential candidates will meet in...

A CNN story on 12/08/04 noted a Postal worker (a former one,let's hope)is now on trial - along with "militant" attorney Lynne Stewart, and Arabic language translator Mohammed Yousry - on charges of providing material support to a terrorist organization.Ahmed Abdel Sattar , who goes by the "organizational nickname" of Abu Omar (or Abu Omar al-Masri) is a 45 year old Egyptian-born veteran of the Egyptian Army (1979-1981),who emigrated to the US in 1982-a jump or two ahead of Egyptian authorities,who sought him in connection to Muslim Brotherhood-linked activities. Sattar married a Chicago woman (her citizenship status,etc. were not shown)...

<p>It took them nearly a year, but the staff of the state's political watchdog agency has determined that Davis administration officials didn't break mass-mailing rules by flooding state publications with gushing tales of the Democratic governor's greatness during last year's re-election campaign.</p>