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A homeless man was in custody on Tuesday night after climbing over the White House fence. The man was immediately captured by uniformed Secret Service agents, who guard the complex round the clock, said agency spokesman Ed Donovan. He had a backpack that Donovan said was being examined for possible explosive material.

A homeless man was in custody on Tuesday night after climbing over the White House fence. The man was immediately captured by uniformed Secret Service agents, who guard the complex round the clock, said agency spokesman Ed Donovan. He had a backpack that Donovan said was being examined for possible explosive material.