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To: LindyBill who wrote (304355)5/8/2009 5:00:48 PM
From: FJB  Read Replies (1) of 793928
 
Obama's plan: No extension of border fence

Rep. Green applauds move, calling barrier ineffective
By STEWART M. POWELL Copyright 2009 Houston Chronicle
May 7, 2009, 8:28PM

WASHINGTON — President Obama’s budget blueprint Thursday shelved extension of the controversial border fence beyond the 670 miles already completed or planned — rejecting the much-heralded security approach orchestrated by former President George W. Bush.

The Obama administration’s turnabout left funds for roads, lights and so-called tactical infrastructure — but not a dime to extend the pedestrian fencing and vehicle barriers erected along roughly a third of the nation’s 1,947-mile border with Mexico...

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