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Postal Service Report: police block Florida congresswoman from touring USPS plants.U.S. Postal Service police officers barred a Florida congresswoman from scheduled tours at two mail-processing complexes Friday, blocking entry to the facilities and threatening to escort her from the property if she refused to leave. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) had arrived at the Royal Palm Processing and Distribution Center in Opa-Locka, Fla., for a 4 a.m. tour to find the parking lot entry roped off with caution tape and a U.S. Postal Inspection Service cruiser blocking the gate. Local Postal Service officials informed her and union leaders waiting to...

Aitor Gonzalez wins Tour of Spain after sizzling last legMADRID, Spain (AP) — Aitor Gonzalez, a Spanish rider on team Kelme, clinched the Tour of Spain on Sunday after winning the final leg of the 21 stage-race in a sizzling performance. Gonzalez clocked 47 minutes, 54 seconds in the 41.2-kilometer (25.8-mile) time trial from the Warner Bros. theme park in San Martin de la Vega to the finish line inside Madrid's Santiago Bernabeu soccer stadium. Gonzalez ousted Spain's Roberto Heras of the U.S. Postal team, who had a 1:08 lead going into Sunday's stage. Heras came in second overall and...