1.   Although doctors quickly identified her as a possible anthrax victim and gave her the antibiotic Cipro, her condition deteriorated and she was placed on a respirator.

2.   Another postal worker from the Brentwood station was admitted to the hospital late Wednesday for possible anthrax and is in stable condition, the hospital said.

3.   Another nine cases are under investigation for possible anthrax exposure, said Dr. Ivan Walks, Washington, D.C., health commissioner.

4.   At a meeting with union leaders in Washington, Postal Service officials agreed to enhance safety measures for mail handlers nationwide to protect them from possible anthrax contamination.

5.   As the new reports of possible anthrax contamination emerged, a national anti-terrorism panel gave the U.S. government generally poor grades for its response to recent attacks.

6.   But by the time the tissue was taken, the patient had begun taking an antibiotic to counter possible anthrax.

7.   Investigators were trying to determine whether the two letters were related to other possible anthrax exposures across the country.

8.   Officials also were testing a Trenton mail carrier and maintenance worker who reported possible anthrax symptoms, Esposito said.

9.   Proliferating reports of possible anthrax exposure are testing the nerves of emergency officials, politicians and office workers from Prague to Petaluma.

10.   Samples from the package were being sent to the Centers for Disease Control to test for possible anthrax.