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  • President fires official over border fence fight

    07/12/2007 9:13:31 PM PDT · by republicpictures · 37 replies · 2,895+ views
    KOMO-TV ^ | July 12 2007 | KOMO-TV
    The top American on the International Joint Commission is fired by President Bush. And the reason may be a retaining wall in the Washington border town of Blaine. The city of Blaine doesn't require a building permit for wall four feet high or shorter. The wall is right around four feet. The top American and the top Canadian on the boundary commission both say the fence must come down because it is within ten feet of the border line. They say the "no obstructions within ten feet rule" is established by a 1925 treaty. Shirley-Ann Leu owns the property the...