Mediagazer: Former F.B.I. Agent Pleads Guilty in Leak to A.P. (Charlie Savage/New York Times)

8:30 AM ET, September 24, 2013

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Charlie Savage / New York Times:

Former F.B.I. Agent Pleads Guilty in Leak to A.P. — WASHINGTON — A former Federal Bureau of Investigation agent has agreed to plead guilty to leaking classified information to The Associated Press about a foiled bomb plot in Yemen last year, the Justice Department announced on Monday.

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