From a friend

 1.  OK... maybe we didn't REALLY need all of your sources. But how the Hell ELSE can we scare you into submission?...or "We only protect the sources we love (Novak), the ones we shouldn't protect at all..." (DL, with apologies to Allan Roberts & Doris Fisher)

A Victory for Press Freedom, NY Times Editorial
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/26/opinion/26sat2.html?th
The reporters facing jail time for protecting their confidential sources have won a just reprieve from a federal judge in New York.


2. But Baby, You said you loved me and that you'd protect me in good times and bad. So why you walking out on me now when I need you most? ..Or how your protectors are best at protecting themselves when they forgot they're supposed to protect YOU. (DL)

Justice Dept. Opposes Bid to Revive Case Against F.B.I.
By JOHN FILES, NY Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/26/politics/26whistle.html?th
The government told a federal appeals court that a suit by a former F.B.I. translator against the agency who was fired after accusing the bureau of ineptitude should not be allowed to proceed.