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Benjamin Franklin founded the US Postal Service, and it delivered seven days a week until 1912, when Christian groups forced it to close on Sundays.

Postal Delivery May Be Cut to Five Days

Benjamin Franklin founded the US Postal Service, and it delivered seven days a week until 1912, when Christian groups forced it to close on Sundays.

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Waterboarding is an interrogation technique that simulates drowning by causing a suspect's lungs to fill up with water. Is it torture? Is it illegal?

Mukasey Confirmation in Trouble

Waterboarding is an interrogation technique that simulates drowning by causing a suspect's lungs to fill up with water. Is it torture? Is it illegal?

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Yesterday, former Federal Judge  Michael Mukasey promised  to resist White House political meddling, to restore the integrity of the Justice Department and to balance the requirements…

Judge Michael Mukasey and the Department of Justice

Yesterday, former Federal Judge Michael Mukasey promised to resist White House political meddling, to restore the integrity of the Justice Department and to balance the requirements…

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