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FBI investigating 'suspicious letter' sent to Obama

A spokesperson in the FBI's Washington Field Office said a "suspicious letter" sent to President Obama was intercepted at a White House mail facility on Thursday morning. The FBI is investigating the letter but does not yet know whether the letter tested positively for ricin.

The news comes after ricin-laced letters were sent to several other Washington political figures earlier this year, including Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), and a day after a ricin-laced letter was sent to New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg (I).

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2013/05/30/fbi-intercepts-suspicious-letter-to-obama-that-might-contain-ricin/

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