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...Monday, after a month hiatus, Washington, D.C. postal workers began delivering mail to government offices. By Tuesday evening, two Senate office buildings were closed again after trace amounts of anthrax were found in the offices of Democratic Senators Christopher Dodd and Edward Kennedy. Officials say the bacteria presents no health threat. Investigators believe the bacteria came from a tainted letter addressed to Senator Patrick Leahy, also a Democrat. The Leahy letter, still unopened, has tested positive for lethal amounts of anthrax, and appears to be identical to the tainted letter delivered to Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle. It was uncovered...
...Investigators hope the Leahy letter, which remains sealed, will yield important clues to the instigator of the anthrax attacks...
...York City subway system has been tested and declared free of anthrax, according to city health officials. The tests were ordered after 61-year-old Kathy Nguyen died from inhaled anthrax. The Bronx resident?s death has stumped law enforcement officers and epidemiologists alike; investigators have been trying, without much luck, to trace the path of the deadly bacteria...
...Officials with the Federal Trade Commission are warning about 40 websites to stop touting theoretical cures and treatments for anthrax and smallpox. The sites? owners have a week to respond to the FTC letters before authorities begin levying fines or banning site operators from future web enterprises...