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Bozita

(26,955 posts) Mon Feb 27, 2012, 04:15 PM Feb 2012

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FBI tests white powder found in letter sent to (Sen.) Levin's Detroit office

FEBRUARY 27, 2012 AT 3:07 PM
FBI tests white powder found in letter sent to Levin's Detroit office
BY ROBERT SNELL THE DETROIT NEWS

Detroit— The office of U.S. Sen. Carl Levin was evacuated Monday after a worker found a letter filled with a white suspicious powder.

The FBI is analyzing the powder found at Levin's office in the McNamara Federal Building, spokesman Simon Shaykhet said. The Detroit Democrat's office was briefly evacuated Monday afternoon but has since reopened.

Levin was in Washington, D.C., on Monday when the letter was opened.

Levin is the latest recipient of suspicious letters sent in the last week to lawmakers nationwide. Tests showed the other letters did not contain a dangerous substance.

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http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120227/METRO01/202270414/1361/FBI-tests-white-powder-found-in-letter-sent-to-Levin’s-Detroit-office

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FBI tests white powder found in letter sent to (Sen.) Levin's Detroit office (Original Post) Bozita Feb 2012 OP

Another Democrat is mailed suspicious white powder. OnyxCollie Feb 2012 #1

Boehner received a similar letter about a week ago RZM Feb 2012 #3

hmm, a post office in this area was evacuated today bc of a suspicious substance freeplessinseattle Feb 2012 #2

OnyxCollie

(9,958 posts)

1. Another Democrat is mailed suspicious white powder.

Reply to Bozita (Original post)

Mon Feb 27, 2012, 04:29 PM

Feb 2012

What are the odds?

Democrats must be unlucky, or something.

RZM

(8,556 posts)

3. Boehner received a similar letter about a week ago

Reply to OnyxCollie (Reply #1)

Mon Feb 27, 2012, 04:51 PM

Feb 2012

Apparently it was a prank. I'd guess this probably is too, but we'll see.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/101457456

freeplessinseattle

(3,508 posts)

2. hmm, a post office in this area was evacuated today bc of a suspicious substance

Reply to Bozita (Original post)

Mon Feb 27, 2012, 04:35 PM

Feb 2012

wonder if that was in a mailing to a Dem pol?

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