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Anthrax Contaminated Letters Sent to U.S. Capitol

Government document

By: The United States Government Accountability Office

Date: April 5, 2005

Source: "Anthrax Detection: Agencies Need to Validate Sampling Activities in Order to Increase Confidence in Negative Results," as published by the United States Government Accountability Office.

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INTRODUCTION

Shortly after the terrorists attacks of September 11, 2001, anthrax laced letters began...