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McCain's Offices Evacuated After Suspicious Letters Found
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ABC News' Ron Claiborne, Bret Hovell, Jason Ryan and Barbara Garcia Report: Sen. John McCain's campaign offices across the U.S. are on high alert, following the evacuation of his Denver office after an unidentified white powder was found. A McCain office in Manchester, New Hampshire received a a similar letter, though it did not contain powder, U.S. Secret Service and McCain campaign officials tell ABC News.
A staffer in Denver opened an envelope that had been sent to the campaign which contained white powder and a threatening letter.
"As a precautionary measure we have closed the office and staff are being examined by medical personnel," said McCain campaign spokesman Tucker Bounds.
The campaign says there were between five and ten people in the office at the time, and that they were taken to a hospital to get checked out.
So far no details have been released about the threatening letter.
The Arapahoe County Sheriffâs office is working in conjunction with the Secret Service, the FBI and HAZMAT teams.
Denver is the site of the Democratic National Convention, which will open on Monday.
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typical bullsh1t republican scare tactics. is anyone really buying this?
Posted by: mike | Aug 21, 2008 7:17:06 PM
Where is Ayres????
Posted by: Obomba | Aug 21, 2008 7:22:06 PM
0-bama is so desperate.
Posted by: Boneheaded, from Chicago | Aug 21, 2008 7:24:02 PM
the repubs will do anything to get elected
Posted by: j | Aug 21, 2008 7:24:32 PM
Bush will anounce the "heightened terror alert" in 5..4..3..2...
Posted by: Jeremy | Aug 21, 2008 7:26:40 PM
Pretty sick when there are people who work in these headquarters and have to fear something like this. Not accusing any side of doing this, because that is just downright stupid. I will say, whoever did it, should be ashamed of themselves. I don't think John McCain or Barack Obama would approve of such acts.
Posted by: david from texas | Aug 21, 2008 7:29:33 PM
"White Powder Substance"
Obama's cocaine dealer obviously got mixed up and delivered to the wrong address. Now Michelle Obama will need to pull a Whitney and smuggle some to Denver.
Easily fixed.
Posted by: Andrew | Aug 21, 2008 7:32:50 PM
"White Powder Substance"
Obama's cocaine dealer obviously got mixed up and delivered to the wrong address. Now Michelle Obama will need to pull a Whitney and smuggle some to Denver.
Easily fixed.
Posted by: Andrew | Aug 21, 2008 7:32:53 PM
Andrew thanks for the laugh....still chuckling!
Posted by: Debra | Aug 21, 2008 7:36:57 PM
These comments are all from McCain supporters. You truly should be ashamed. This type of situation is nothing to joke about and your post represent a blind, heartless and ignorant vision of America. It's a shame you are allowed to vote. Thank goodness no one was harmed.
Posted by: Peggy | Aug 21, 2008 7:41:40 PM
Peggy it's too bad the first thought a McCain supporter is "oh oh, crazy Obot cult threat"...but it is your first thought as to who would do this. Just a glimpse of what's to come, if things don't turn out Nobama's way.
Posted by: Debra | Aug 21, 2008 7:48:58 PM
Peggy
It has to be one of you nutcase Obamabots. Angry over Obama's dropping poll numbers
Posted by: Andrew | Aug 21, 2008 7:50:15 PM
Debra-Most McCain supporters are not you - Thank God!
Posted by: Peggy | Aug 21, 2008 7:50:27 PM
Andrew - no, thanks for the insult. Just knew someone who was exposed to the "white powder" via mail and died. It's serious so take your obnoxious comments and be thankful no one was hurt.
Posted by: Peggy | Aug 21, 2008 7:52:47 PM
Sigh, just another example of the ugliness of Obama supporters. Supporters on both sides are passionate, but Obama's supporters go beyond obsessive, to the point of vicious insults, destroying reputations, and even death threats. This is appalling and shameful. Is this the "hope and change" that your precious Obama keeps talking about? Or is it "win at all costs"?
I think all his supporters are probably good people underneath it all. But who, or what, can you think of that would be responsible to bring out such evil lurking in his own supporters?
Only Obama knows, and it is scary.
Posted by: decentAmerican | Aug 21, 2008 8:03:19 PM
It's always good to see Republicans making jokes about a potentially serious situation.
As long as it isn't them, they don't care. Even if it involves their own candidate's volunteers or staff.
Stay classy, Republicans.
Stay greedy.
Posted by: s katz | Aug 21, 2008 8:05:58 PM
Peggy, why waste your time dealing with people who don't care about anything except themselves, and their greed?
I'm out.
Posted by: s katz | Aug 21, 2008 8:07:33 PM
Uh-oh better get out your duct tape and old plastic sheeting. Tom Ridge is back on the radar and CR is still hanging around. Wake up lemmings! Time to get scared again. Bruce Ivin's ghost has struck. Beware!
Look under your bed. There's a commie oops a terrorist under it. Reruns are being played
Posted by: dipsy | Aug 21, 2008 8:08:24 PM
They need to look into the death of Steph Tubbs Jones... and the other Clinton delegate that was shot in the back of the head!
Posted by: mj | Aug 21, 2008 8:11:20 PM
Hoax.
Anything to take the spotlight off of McCain himself today.
Posted by: Fred Ceancis | Aug 21, 2008 8:14:12 PM
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