21.   Anthrax scares shut down a middle school and a social services building Tuesday -- one day after an anthrax hoax at a Milwaukee family-planning clinic.

22.   Anthrax hoaxes have been relatively common in recent years at Planned Parenthood and abortion clinics.

23.   Ashcroft announced the indictment of a Connecticut man charged with making false threats after an anthrax hoax.

24.   Bush did not rule out the possibility that the anthrax attacks are acts of domestic terrorism, and vowed to prosecute those who carry out anthrax hoaxes.

25.   But an FBI official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said later that the new letter appeared to be an anthrax hoax.

26.   Chinese police have arrested two men for mailing letters containing white powder in apparent anthrax hoaxes, state newspapers reported Friday.

27.   Earlier, an FBI official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the new letter appeared to be an anthrax hoax.

28.   He added that a number of anthrax hoaxes had been reported in recent days.

29.   He also said that those responsible for mailing anthrax may also be attempting to divert the attention of investigators by perpetrating anthrax hoaxes.

30.   Hundreds of anthrax hoaxes and scares were recorded in Australia late last year, leading to scenes of evacuated office workers being hosed down by emergency workers.