11.   But House GOP leaders hoping to exploit a series of missteps by Democrats began circulating a letter this week calling for the lightest possible penalty.

12.   But Monday, after Lees and Inman reached their accord, the GOP activists circulating the letter were sufficiently mollified to cancel plans to send the letter.

13.   Cardin and Rep. Rob Andrews, D-N.J., are circulating a letter among House Democrats urging them to support the bill.

14.   Even before the House ethics committee released its final report on Friday, House GOP leaders were circulating a letter calling for the lightest possible punishment for Gingrich.

15.   He asked that his letter be circulated as a Security Council document.

16.   He is circulating a letter among booksellers to challenge the sale with regulators.

17.   In the last few weeks, Deutsche Bank and DaimlerChrysler have circulated letters arguing that no money should be paid until all pending court cases have been settled.

18.   In the hope of keeping the sentiment of censure alive, Feinstein circulated a letter among her colleagues that contains the censure language.

19.   Instead, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., said she would circulate a letter rebuking Clinton and ask senators to sign it.

20.   Investigators interviewed a man Thursday who had been circulating letters in the community warning about germ warfare after residents became concerned that the letters might have come from Ashbrook.