NATION IN BRIEF : WASHINGTON, D.C. : Reporter Says He Didn’t Name Sources

A Washington Times reporter told how he refused to identify confidential sources to a special Senate counsel seeking to trace news leaks. “I had two answers: ‘no’ and ‘on the advice of counsel, I respectfully decline to answer that question,’ � Paul M. Rodriguez said after 2 1/2 hours of interrogation behind closed doors. He was the second reporter questioned by the counsel, who is seeking to find out who revealed information on the sexual harassment charges against Justice Clarence Thomas when he was a Supreme Court nominee and the “Keating Five� ethics probe.