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  • Never on Saturday

    RANDOLPH E. SCHMID Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON

    The post office is renewing its drive to drop Saturday delivery — and plans a rate increase — in an effort to fend off a projected $7 billion loss this year. Without drastic action the agency could face a cumulative loss of $238 billion over 10 years, Postmaster General John Potter said in releasing a series of consultant reports on agency operations and its outlook. "The projections going forward are not bright," Potter told reporters in a briefing. But, he added, "all is not lost ... we can right this ship." Sen. Tom Car...