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Anthrax scare hits Senate as powder exposed 31 staff
More than 30 Senate employees exposed to anthrax after white powder fell from a mail addressed to Majority Leader Tom Daschle. Officials report 31 positive nasal swabs including 23 of Daschle’s staff and 5 law enforcement personnel. House and Senate suspend operations to test, with no infections confirmed yet. The powder is described as a common variety and respond to antibiotics.
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