21.   He cites state laws he is familiar with and mentions a mandatory prison sentence.

22.   He declined to comment further, citing secrecy laws.

23.   In a ruling by Justice Stanley Mosk, the court said minors had fewer privacy rights than adults, citing state laws requiring parental consent for medical procedures.

24.   IRS spokesman Bob Branson declined comment, citing confidentiality laws.

25.   Internationally, the Bush administration has resisted allowing other countries to produce cheaper generic AIDS drugs, citing patent laws.

26.   IRS officials in Houston declined to comment on the case, citing disclosure laws.

27.   Italy had refused to extradite him to Turkey last November, citing a law that bans Italy from extraditing prisoners to countries that use capital punishment.

28.   Journalists recount sequences that reek with fishiness, cite relevant laws and embarrass officials into producing evidence.

29.   Later, though, in campaign speeches, he cited the law as one of his achievements.

30.   Kyl cited laws that prohibit laundering money, raising campaign funds on federal property and accepting donations from foreigners.