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Anthrax Scare At Edward's Campaign Office

Anthrax Scare At Edward's Campaign Office
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The white powder in an envelope discovered Wednesday at the national headquarters of Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards did not contain anthrax, a Chapel Hill police spokeswoman said today.

The campaign office was evacuated Wednesday afternoon after a worker there opened the envelope. The office was reopening today, police spokeswoman Jane Cousins said. She was unable to say what the powder was made of but expected to have more information later today.

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