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FBI Testing Suspicious Powder

By Marcus Gilmer in News on Oct 22, 2008 7:15PM

The FBI is continuing to test suspicious powder found in envelopes sent to more than 30 Chase Bank locations around the U.S., including a credit card center in Elgin. Initial tests showed the powder wasn't poisonous; FBI officials in Oklahoma where eight letters ended up said their content was simply calcium. The letters all share a postmark of Amarillo, Texas.