1.   An anthrax scare in Washington, D.C., last year turned out to be a hoax.

2.   Amid the current rash of anthrax scares, many people are deeply worried about bioterrorism.

3.   Among those receiving threats were abortion clinics, which have been the target of anthrax scares in the past.

4.   An anthrax scare broke out at a newspaper in Columbus, Ohio.

5.   And all across the state, local officials have struggled to contend with a barrage of bomb threats and anthrax scares, all of which have been unfounded.

6.   And reporting about hundreds of anthrax scares across the country did not always make clear that most were a result of hoaxes or misplaced fears.

7.   And he disagreed with the suggestion that right-wing groups might be behind the anthrax scare.

8.   Anthrax scares continue to sweep across South Florida.

9.   Anthrax scares, often in the form of envelopes filled with powder, are usually hoaxes, they said.

10.   Asked whether the anthrax scare now can be considered over, Rumans said it certainly was diminished.