All three Senate office buildings will remain closed for a few more days after investigators confirmed the presence of ricin, a deadly poison, in the office of Bill Frist, the majority leader.

A hearing this morning before the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, on the fiscal year 2005 budget, is expected to be canceled. The committee's web site does not have any updated information about the schedule.

The Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Bill Myers to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has been moved to Thursday. The hearing will take place at 10 a.m. at the House Rayburn Building, Room 2141.

The scare did not force the cancellation of last nights United South and Eastern Tribes (USET) Capitol Hill reception. The event went on as planned.

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Groups Oppose Bush Judicial Nominee (AP 2/4)
Ricin Partially Shuts Senate (The Washington Post 2/4)
Finding of Deadly Poison in Office Disrupts the Senate (The New York Times 2/4)
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