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- proper noun The 2001 anthrax attacks in the
United States , in whichletters containinganthrax spores were mailed tonews media offices andpoliticians .
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The investigative summary and the attachments are now accessible to the public and have been posted to the Justice Department Web site at www. usdoj.gov/amerithrax under the Freedom of Information Act. In addition, roughly 2,700 pages of FBI documents related to the Amerithrax case are now accessible to the public and have been posted to the FBI website at
USDOJ: Justice News 2010
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"Dr. Ivins' life's work appeared destined for failure, absent an unexpected event," said the Justice Department's final report on the anthrax investigation, called Amerithrax.
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The agencies posted documents related to the so-called Amerithrax investigation, the biggest bio-weapons probe in U.S. history.
BusinessWeek.com -- 2010
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The agencies posted documents related to the so-called Amerithrax investigation, the biggest bio-weapons probe in U.S. history.
BusinessWeek.com -- 2010
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The investigation, known as Amerithrax, is not officially closed.
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The handling of the almost nine-year investigation, dubbed "Amerithrax" by the FBI, has never sat well with Congress.
Sen. Leahy on anthrax case: 'It's not closed' Paul Kane 2011
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The handling of the almost nine-year investigation, dubbed "Amerithrax" by the FBI, has never sat well with Congress.
Sen. Leahy on anthrax case: 'It's not closed' Paul Kane 2011
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The only likely place: Fort Detrick, Maryland, source of the spores that killed five people and left two dozen permanently injured in the "Amerithrax" letter attacks of October, 2001.
Crying Wolf: The Terrorist Crop-Duster Dr. Lynn C. Klotz 2010
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The investigation into the 2001 anthrax attacks (dubbed "Amerithrax" by the FBI) is now closed.
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This document sets forth a summary of the evidence developed in the "Amerithrax" investigation, the largest investigation into a bio-weapons attack in U.S. history.
USDOJ: Justice News 2010
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