51.  Classified information can only be shared with people who have appropriate clearances, regardless of their citizenship.

52.  Cmdr. Greg Smith, a Navy spokesman, confirmed that King had been charged with espionage and the less serious count of disclosing classified information to an unauthorized person.

53.  Cohen and Shelton have justified this approach to avoid leaks of classified information and to let Clark take the lead in releasing most information.

54.  Congressional intelligence committee leaders and Justice Department officials say it is a tough measure needed to stop the flow of classified information that threatens to undermine national security.

55.  Current law makes it a crime to disclose classified information if it aids a foreign government, exposes intelligence agents or relates to the national defense.

56.  Defense lawyers said they had received security clearances and had already received some classified information.

57.  Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has warned Pentagon officials against leaks of classified information.

58.  Detailed briefing books will have been prepared for him, providing classified information on the ranking officials with whom he will meet.

59.  Deutch and his family used these computers to access the Internet, opening a connection through which hackers could theoretically get at the classified information.

60.  Energy Secretary Bill Richardson has the legal authority to decide what classified information can be released.