Glitch Renders 'Virtual Fence' Unusable

September 20, 2007 By ARTHUR H. ROTSTEIN, Associated Press Writer

(AP) -- Because of a software glitch, the first high-tech "virtual fence" on the nation's borders remains inoperable, three months after its scheduled debut.

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