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Judge grants six-month stay in anthrax civil suit Wed April 28, 2004 JILL BARTON Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - A judge delayed until June a lawsuit filed by the widow of a man killed by anthrax, siding with federal attorneys who argued the suit jeopardized the government's investigation into the 2001 attacks. Justice Department attorneys told U.S. District Judge Daniel T.K. Hurley they are at a crucial stage in the anthrax investigation, and that it's a matter of national security to delay the lawsuit. In a January court filing, the attorneys said six months could allow them to...