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WASHINGTON--President Bush's national security adviser and an attorney for Manuel Noriega said yesterday they did not know what if any sensitive U.S. documents could aid the fallen dictator's defense against drug charges, but the lawyer ruled out plea bargaining to prevent their exposure...
...said he would "absolutely not" plea bargain. Such action normally results in a guilty plea to lesser charges in exchange for information the government can use in other cases...
...plea bargain would prevent a trial and possible release of documents sensitive to national security or embarrassing to the government. The potential threat of documents being released could hamper U.S. prosecutors...
...judge then entered an innocent plea for Noriega...
Tammy Faye Bakker's plea to those suing the PTL Club to drop their claim to millions of dollars embezzled by her husband, Jim Bakker...