A Postal Service program created after anthrax attacks gathers photos of the exterior of every piece of paper mail processed in the nation -- about 160 billion pieces last year. Other agencies, including the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Department of Health and Human Services, have used mail covers to track drug smugglers and Medicare fraud. |
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Sheila Samples is an Oklahoma writer and a former civilian US Army Public Information Officer. She is a Managing Editor for OpEd News, and a regular contributor for a variety of Internet sites.