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THE UNOPENED envelope
was found late Friday night as police combed the Post for evidence. The letter
contained a small amount of a powdery substance, as have all the suspect letters
found since the recent spate of anthrax cases began. Police launched their
investigation after the Post announced Friday one of its employees tested
positive for the bacteria. Johanna Huden,
assistant to Editorial Page Editor Bob McManus, was diagnosed with anthrax, the
fourth such case connected to the news media in New York.
Across the nation, eight people have been diagnosed with the
potentially fatal infection — including Brokaw’s assistant. Brokaw received a
contaminated letter sent from Trenton, N.J., on Sept. 18. The letter sent to
Daschle’s office was postmarked from Trenton on Oct.
9.
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