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                   Ricin-Laced Letters Sent to New York Mayor

   New York City police say two letters sent to Mayor Michael Bloomberg
   have tested positive for the deadly poison ricin.
   One of the letters was opened Friday at a New York mail processing
   facility and the other was opened Sunday at the Washington office of
   Mayors Against Illegal Guns -- a Bloomberg-founded organization.
   A police spokesman said both letters threatened the mayor and referred
   to his anti-gun group. The spokesman said police officers who came in
   contact with the New York letter showed minor symptoms of ricin
   exposure.
   It is not clear if the letters have any connection to the ricin-tainted
   letters sent last month to President Barack Obama, a U.S. senator, and
   a Mississippi state judge. A suspect in that case is in custody.
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