But the government would have to convince a federal judge that the confidential source had compromised national security in speaking to the journalist.

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According to the plea agreement, Martinez admitted he met the confidential source to drive to a parking lot near the targeted recruiting station.

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One confidential source talks about one company going to Newcastle because, in effect, it was fed up of being bounced around different agencies.

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Using modest skills as a programmer and considerable talent as an impersonator, he tricked employees of computer companies and phone equipment manufacturers into passing him confidential source codes.

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According to my confidential source, the reason is that New York state has steadily lowered the difficulty of its signature Regents Exams, a battery of standardized tests that most non-disabled New York students must pass before accruing a state-certified high school diploma.

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Their failure to inquire further puts one in mind of ostrich tactics of failing to inquire for fear that the inquiry might reveal stronger evidence of their scienter regarding the authenticity of the confidential source than the flimsy evidence of scienter they were able to marshal against Boeing.

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Last month, the Vatican gave Cardinal Julian Herranz a "pontifical mandate" to uncover the source of hundreds of personal letters and confidential documents given to Gianluigi Nuzzi, an Italian journalist and author of "Sua Santita, " a book that translates to "His Holiness" and includes the documents.

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Last month, the Vatican gave Cardinal Julian Herranz a "pontifical mandate" to uncover the source of hundreds of personal letters and confidential documents that have been released to Gianluigi Nuzzi, an Italian journalist and author of "Sua Santita, " a book that translates to "His Holiness" and includes the documents.

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