"Paul Tomblin" wrote in message
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| In a previous article, (Michael) said:
| office at 8:30 AM either - and eventually got a call back. The
| special agaent (what is a special agent, anyway, and how does he
| differ from a regular agent?) informed me that he needed to speak with
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| It's like a student in special class versus one in a regular class.
|

A special agent is one that does investigative work. Most of the people that
you meet in US intelligence agencies are special agents. They are the guys
(and gals) on the front lines.