Read more standard mail stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/26858/standard-mail.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorFri, 25 May 2012 10:49:39 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/21936/usps-defends-its-life-blood-junk-mail.htmlLucas Laursen<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=85262&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401020214' border='0' />The US Postal Service, dependent upon junk mail, appears to be successfully fighting efforts to staunch its flow, the Washington Post reports. Though 18 states have introduced do-not-mail bills, none has passed, thanks in part to resistance from postmasters nationwide. "The post office and the business groups are pretty well-organized,...Parcels are automatically sorted at the United States Postal Service Leslie N. Shaw Sr. Processing and Distribution Center in Los Angeles Monday, Jan. 28, 2008. http://www.newser.com/story/21936/usps-defends-its-life-blood-junk-mail.htmlWed, 19 Mar 2008 12:32:38 CDT