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Postal Service loss for year: $8.5 billion WASHINGTON (AP) — The Postal Service said Friday it lost $8.5 billion last year despite deep cuts of more than 100,000 jobs and other reductions in recent years. The post office had estimated it would lose $6 billion to $7 billion, but a sharp decline in mail took a toll. Increased use of the Internet and the recession, which cut advertising and other business mail, meant less money for the agency. For the year ending Sept. 30, the post office had income of $67.1 billion, down $1 billion from the previous fiscal year. Expenses totaled $70 billion, a decline of about $400 million. The post office had to make a $5.5 billion payment for future retiree health benefits. “Over the last two years, the Postal Service realized more than $9 billion in cost savings, primarily by eliminating about 105,000 full-time equivalent positions — more than any other organization, anywhere,� chief financial officer Joe Corbett said in a statement. “We will continue our relentless efforts to innovate and improve efficiency. However, the need for changes to legislation, regulations and labor contracts has never been more obvious.�

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ter’s modest suburban London home. It turned out to be much more. When the intricately painted 18thcentury piece went on the block at Bainbridges, a small suburban auction house, it sold for a record $83 million Thursday, scooped up by a Chinese buyer. “How do you anticipate the Chinese market?� asked the shocked auctioneer, Peter Bainbridge. “It’s totally on fire.� The sale price was more than 40 times the pre-sale estimate and a record for a Chinese work of art — an outcome Bainbridge called “a fairy tale� for the family who owned the vase. The sellers, who wished to remain anonymous, are the sister and nephew of a deceased elderly woman. The vase had been in the family since the 1930s, though they don’t know how it was acquired.

Chinese vase found in London home goes for $83 million LONDON (AP) — It was just an old Chinese vase that had been tucked away unnoticed for years when the woman found it while clearing out her late sis-

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million lottery ticket bought at porn shop LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A group of friends and family is obscenely rich after winning a nearly $129 million jackpot with a lottery ticket bought at a Detroit-area porn shop. Some of the money will be devoted to sacred purposes. Mike Greer, a member of the group, came forward Friday to claim the Powerball winnings on behalf of the others, who chose to remain anonymous. Greer — who said only that the group has more than two members and fewer than 100 — indicated some of the riches will be going to a church. “The only thing I can assume is that the Lord trusted us to do certain things with the money that He bestowed upon us,� he said. “That’s the only thing that I can gather.� Greer said he didn’t buy the ticket himself and doesn’t know whether it was purchased inside the Uptown Bookstore or at its outside, walk-up lottery window. He said of the group’s members, “nobody cares� where it was bought.

Supreme Court keeps ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ in place during appeal WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday allowed the Pentagon to continue preventing openly gay people from serving in the military while a federal appeals court reviews the “don’t ask, don’t tell� policy. The court did not comment in denying a request from the Log Cabin Republicans, a gay rights group, to step into the federal court review of “don’t ask, don’t tell.� The Obama administration urged the high court not to get involved. Last month, a federal judge ruled the policy vio-

lates the civil rights of gay Americans and she issued an injunction barring the Pentagon from applying it. The San Francisco-based appeals court said the policy could remain in effect while it considers the administration’s appeal. “Log Cabin Republicans are disappointed that the Supreme Court decided to maintain the status quo with regards to ‘don’t ask, don’t tell,’ but we are not surprised,� said R. Clarke Cooper, the group’s leader. President Barack Obama has pledged to push lawmakers to repeal the law.

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NEW YORK (AP) — Kanye West has backed out of a scheduled performance on NBC’s “Today� show after getting upset with how his interview with host Matt Lauer this week was handled. West’s record company confirmed the cancellation to “Today� on Friday after the rapper said on his Twitter account that he wouldn’t perform. He was scheduled to appear Nov. 26, part of a promotion drive for his new disc, which is coming out Nov. 22. During the interview, which was taped Tuesday and aired Thursday, West appeared thrown when “Today� aired a video clip of him grabbing a microphone from Taylor Swift at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards. West tweeted this week that he felt “set up� by the interview. “Much love to Matt and the whole Today show,� he said in a Twitter message. “I accept ya’ll future apology in advance LOL!�

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WASHINGTON (AP) — A prominent Michigan Republican said Friday he is running against Michael Steele, arguing the GOP can win in 2012 only if the party chairman steps out of the limelight and allows candidates to be the voice and face of the party. Saul Anuzis, who lost his bid for Republican National Committee chairman two years ago, made his plans known in an e-mail. “My agenda is very straightforward. I have no interest in running for office. I won’t be writing a book. It is not my goal to be famous,� said Anuzis, who promised to serve just one two-year term and work hard to elect Republicans “from the top to every township and city across this great country of ours.� His statement was a slap at Steele, who has generated controversy repeatedly in his tenure as party chairman, sometimes drawing attention that was detrimental to the Republican cause. Steele has not said whether he will seek re-election to a new two-year term in January. His tenure has been marked by ill-chosen remarks and questions about the party’s finances. Earlier this year, Steele released his book, “Right Now: A 12-Step Program for Defeating the Obama Agenda,� and angered many Republicans with his comments in interviews tied to the publication.

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