Las Vegas "White Powder" Deemed Harmless

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No, not the ricin--that was real. And the guy who was responsible for that is still in the hospital in a coma, and he's been there since February 14th. No, this was another scare, this time at Excalibur. In retrospect, it sounds sort of silly. But after the ricin thing, maybe it was smart to jump on it.

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White powder in Excalibur harmless

After a guest called the front desk at the Excalibur at 9:30 a.m. today, complaining of a white powder on the bedspread, Metro Police and Clark County Fire Department investigators discovered that the substance was harmless.

Once a dozen investigators — including a hazardous materials team — concluded their examination, the northwestern parking lot was reopened to the general public minutes after noon. . .

Read more at: Las Vegas Sun

Sharpton, Olbermann, Others Mailed "White Powder"

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Keith Olbermann and Al Sharpton, I get. But a local FOX "News" reporter? Maybe the sender just hates everybody. . .

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Sharpton, Olbermann, Fox reporter targets of white powder con

The FBI recently contacted the Rev. Al Sharpton's National Action Network, the New York Daily News, and several other groups to let them know they might be receiving letters containing a suspicious but harmless white powder.

According to the Daily News, the list included "MSNBC commentator Keith Olbermann, Fox 5 reporter Mary Garofalo, CBS' '60 Minutes,' the Brooklyn Daily Eagle newspaper, the Post Star newspaper in Glens Falls, the New York State Bar Association, Brooklyn state Sen. Velmanette Montgomery, the Prisoners Rights Project of the Legal Aid Society in Albany and the Center for Law and Justice Inc. in Albany."

Read more at: Raw Story