White House Needs Higher Fence

WASHINGTON, May 5 (Reuters) - A proposal for a higher, stronger White House fence was presented to Washington planning officials on Thursday in a bid to halt fence-jumping security breaches at one of the world’s most heavily guarded buildings

 The new fence would be about 14 feet (4.3 meters) high and the current one is 6 to 7 feet (1.82 to 2.13 meters), Dougherty said.
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