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Ian David Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-17-07 08:58 AM
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Jumper Arrested at White House; Package Destroyed

WHITE HOUSE - A suspicious package at the White House has now been destroyed with a water cannon.

A Secret Service spokesman says the destroyed package didn't contain any dangerous items.

Officials say the package was carried by a 66-year-old man who scaled a fence and was taken into custody.

The incident prompted a security lockdown on the White House compound for more than three hours. The Secret Service spokesman says a man identified as Catalino Lucas Diaz, possibly of Florida, is in custody pending charges.

The area along Pennsylvania Avenue and Lafayette Park, across the street from the White House, was locked down from 11:10 a.m. Eastern time until 2:30 p.m.

Members of the media and White House staffers in the area weren't allowed to leave. The regular White House briefing was delayed for three hours until the area could be secured.

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MADem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-17-07 09:08 AM
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1. What do these asswipes think? How many times do they have to see some idiot
jumping the fence, getting pounced on, clobbered or shot by the Secret Service, to figure out that it ain't a smart idea?

Wonder what was in the package?
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Ian David Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-17-07 09:12 AM
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2. Pretzels? n/t
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MADem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-17-07 09:25 AM
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4. Bwahahahahaha! NT
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shain from kane Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-17-07 09:15 AM
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3. Package destroyed? Ouch!
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