    FBI testing continues. Initial evaluations confirmed ricin.
A subsequent statement reported “inconsistent results.” Further
analysis is being conducted.  Ricin is poisonous if inhaled,
injected or ingested. It’s deadliest if inhaled. It’s
potentially lethal. It’s not contagious. There’s no antidote.
Around midday April 17, the FBI’s National Press Office
headlined “FBI Response to Reports of Suspicious Letters
Received at Mail Facilities,” saying:     “Additionally, filters
at a second government mail screening facility preliminarily
tested positive for ricin this morning. Mail from that facility
is being tested.”      Investigations remain ongoing. Senator
Claire McCaskill (D. MO) said police have a suspect. “The person
that is a suspect writes a lot of letters to members,” she said.
Anthrax attacks heightened fear. They facilitated what followed.
Daschle and Leahy held it up. The first draft suspended habeas
corpus rights. “All of a sudden out of nowhere came these
anthrax attacks,” said Boyle