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The Trenton Main Post Office in Hamilton Township NJ remains closed 20 October 2001 after officials traced two letter containing anthrax to this facility, a large mail sorting complex, earlier this week. Mail from many smaller post offices is processed here.

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A fire fighter (R) decontaminates an FBI agent (L) after exiting the American Media building in Boca Raton, Florida, 11 October 2001 after two men and a woman who worked in the building tested positive for Anthrax, the first case being fatal. The building has been closed since the...

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New York City Police move workers out of the Midtown high-rise housing the offices of New York Governor George Pataki 17 October 2001 after traces of anthrax came back positive after initial test were done days ago. The offices were closed until further testing and decontamination are...

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Hundreds of US Congressional staffers wait in line to be tested for anthrax exposure, 17 October 2001 in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Twenty-nine people on US Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle's staff have already tested positive for anthrax.

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A police car blocks an entrance to 30 Rockefeller Center in midtown New York City, where NBC television is headquartered,12 October 2001 after it was announced that an NBC employee has tested positive for the skin exposure form of anthrax. NBC Television announced earlier that a female...

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Fire fighters decontaminate FBI agents after exiting the American Media building 09 October 2001 in Miami after two men who worked in the facility tested positive for Anthrax. The building has been closed since the detection while the FBI tries to rule out the possibility of a...

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An employee of the American Media building carries literature and antibiotics after being tested for anthrax at the Palm Beach Health Department Annex in Delray Beach, Florida, 08 October, 2001. A second man, who worked for American Media, tested positive for the disease. A 63-year-old...

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This photo released by the FBI 16 October 2001 in Washington, DC, shows the letters that were sent to NBC in New York and to the Washington, DC, office of US Sen. Tom Daschle, D-SD, and found to contain the anthrax bacteria. Anthrax was confirmed in the letter opened 15 October in...

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Bassist Frank Bello (L) and guitarist Rob Caggiano from U.S. metal band Anthrax perform during a concert at the Slottsfjell festival in Tonsberg, Norway July 14, 2011.

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A member of the hazardous materials team (L) has his pulse checked by a member of the US Coast Guard after working in the Hart Senate Office Building 01 November 2001 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC where the Hart Building and the Longworth House Office Building remain closed after...

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A Florida State trooper sits at the back entrance to the American Media building 14 October 2001, in Boca Raton, Florida, after two men and a woman who worked in the building tested positive for Anthrax, the first case being fatal. Another five employees also tested positive for the...

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A sign taped on a mail drop in the Dirksen Senate Office Building announces temporary suspension of mail collection at the drop 26 October 2001 on Capitol Hill. The Dirksen Building reopened 26 October following screening for anthrax contamination, but other congressional office...

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US Attorney General John Ashcroft (L) and FBI Director Robert Mueller lead a briefing on the latest anthrax news at the Justice Department 16 October, 2001 in Washington, DC. The FBI has received 2,300 reports of suspected anthrax attacks since the start of the month and FBI director...

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Unidentified US Coast Guard hazardous material workers in protective suits and breathing systems stand together before entering the sealed US Senate hart building as contamination tests continue 06 November 2001 searching for anthrax spores inside the US CapItol building in Washington,DC.

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INDIO, CA - APRIL 23: (L-R) Scott Ian, Charlie Benante, Frank Bello, Rob Caggiano and Joey Belladonna of Anthrax pose backstage during The Big 4 held at the Empire Polo Club on April 23, 2011 in Indio, California.

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NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 07: Joey Belladonna, Charlie Benante, Scott Ian, host Eddie Trunk, Rob Caggiano and Frank Bello the Apple Store Soho on September 7, 2011 in New York City.

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NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 07: Eddie Trunk visits the Apple Store Soho on September 7, 2011 in New York City.

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NASHVILLE, TN - MARCH 06: (EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE) Recording Artist, Dee Snider of Twisted Sister, Guest and Scott Ian of Anthrax attend 'The Celebrity Apprentice' Season Premiere viewing party hosted by John Rich at Mount Richmore on March 6, 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee.

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Members of the Michigan National Guard patrol outside of the BioPort Corpation plant in Lansing, Michigan 15 October 2001. BioPort is the only laboratory in the United States to produce a vaccine for anthrax and is waiting for relicensing from the Food and Drug Administration.

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An unidentified US Capitol Police Officer guards an entrance to the Hart Senate Building 16 October, 2001 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. In light of the anthrax incident involving Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle 15 October, new security measures are in place and public tours of...

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Family members gather around an exhibit of protective gear used by the 9th Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team following their certification ceremony in Los Alamitos, CA, 13 October, 2001. The unit, which has been put on heightened alert since cases of anthrax appeared in...

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A Hazardous Waste Firefighter from Walter Reed Army Medical Center prepares to enter the Washington Post building 16 October 2001 in Washington DC. The Washington Post received a suspicious envelope containing powder suspected of being anthrax on their seventh floor.

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New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani opens an envelope and looks over boxes containing more of his mail 15 October 2001, in the mailroom of the municipal building in New York. The mayor invited coverage of himself opening his mail in an effort of allay fears following last week's news that...

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Hazardous Waste Firefighters from Walter Reed Army Medical Center put on protective gear outside the Washington Post Building 16 October 2001 in Washington DC. The Washington Post had received a suspicious envelope containing powder suspected of being anthrax on their seventh floor.

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An unidentified US postal mail handler sorts through the day's mail 17 October 2001 in New York. Some postal employees and mailroom workers around the state are wearing gloves and taking other precautions due to anthrax scares nationwide.