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'White Powder' Package Sent to Palin

Eighth package sent to governors

By Peter Fearon,  Newser Staff

Posted Dec 10, 2008 2:49 AM CST

(Newser) – A package containing a suspicious white powder originating in Texas was intercepted yesterday en route to Gov. Sarah Palin's office, AP reports. Seven similar packages have been sent this week to other governors. They all contained harmless powder, but results of tests on the Alaska letter are pending.

The latest letter was not addressed to Sarah Palin but to her predecessor, Frank Murkowski, who left office two years ago. The Juneau building housing the mailroom, a block from the Capitol, was evacuated and a Hazmat team was called in. The worker who opened the letter showed no signs of exposure to a hazardous material.

A hazmat team leaves the state office building in Juneau, Alaska, where a letter containing a white power was opened.
A hazmat team leaves the state office building in Juneau, Alaska, where a letter containing a white power was opened.   (AP Photo/Al Grillo)
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, left, stands with her daughter Piper. A suspicious package sent to her office was addressed to her predecessor in the Governor's mansion.
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, left, stands with her daughter Piper. A suspicious package sent to her office was addressed to her predecessor in the Governor's mansion.   (AP Photo/Al Grillo)
A hazmat team yesterday leaves the state office building in Juneau, Alaska, where a suspicious package was intercepted.
A hazmat team yesterday leaves the state office building in Juneau, Alaska, where a suspicious package was intercepted.   (AP Photo/Al Grillo)
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Shannonals
Dec 13, 2008 10:16 PM CST
Addressed to the previous Govenor and seven others, but somehow the story becomes a Gov Palin article, go figure.

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