WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Secret Service says a suspicious package thrown over the fence and onto the White House's North Lawn was not dangerous.
Tax protesters threw what appeared to be a box of tea bags toward the White House on Wednesday, prompting officials to lockdown the compound. The Secret Service also used a robot to inspect the package thrown in an apparent act of defiance meant to echo the rebellion of the Boston Tea Party.
Demonstrators said they disapproved of government spending since President Barack Obama took office. They organized protests across the country, including outside the White House.
