Powder in Letter to Obama

A letter addressed to Barack Obama was filled with a suspicious powder and caused two Springfield buildings to be shut down yesterday. The Willard Ice Building, home to the state Department of Revenue, and the Department of Aging were where the letter appeared, and hazmat teams shut those offices down. Further investigation showed the powder was harmless, but reports say a man in Chicago who is accused of mailing the letter has been taken into police custody.

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