Number of people in Washington, D.C. who were murdered by anthrax poisoning between September 11 and November 9... 2

Number of people murdered by other means in the same city during the same period ... 53

Number of U.S. residents who died of anthrax between October 1 and November 1... 4

Approximate number of U.S. residents who died, during the same month, as a result of having smoked cigaretts... 33,000

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