61.   The Hart building closed two months ago after the Daschle letter was opened there, sending anthrax spores into the air.

62.   The letter was opened inside a plastic baggie by an employee wearing gloves and a mask, Scott said.

63.   The other letters were opened, allowing their contents to spill out.

64.   The reporter who opened the letter was put on antibiotics along with dozens of other staff members, though none showed any sign of anthrax symptoms.

65.   The response was swift and decisive when an aide to Tom Daschle, the Senate Democratic leader, opened a letter containing anthrax.

66.   The spores there are believed to be limited to parts of the third floor where the letter was opened.

67.   The suite of Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle was evacuated and gassed with chlorine dioxide after an anthrax-tainted letter was opened in October.

68.   The woman who opened the letter brushed the substance into the trash.

69.   The worker told fire rescue workers he felt something gritty on his hands after opening the letter, according to spokesman Lt. Frank Montilli.

70.   Then he opened the letter, and things got bizarre.