1.   Amid reports that he tried to peddle influence for pardons, the House Committee on Government Reform sent a letter asking for explanations.

2.   McCain, who has had to sit through sinister suggestions that he is a tempestuous wacko who peddles influence for campaign cash, has never lost his cool.

3.   Other presidential money men have hung shingles as lobbyists, openly trading on their access, or peddled influence as lawyers.

4.   Salinas, the brother of former Mexican President Carlos Salinas, was charged in Mexico with peddling his influence for bribes.

5.   They were, essentially, peddling their influence instead of raising money from loyal constituents back home.

6.   Police accused Mrs. Mandela of accepting bribes and peddling her influence as a government official.

7.   Prosecutors were also expected to call in politicians next week to determine whether they peddled influence to help Hanbo obtain preferential bank loans in excess of collateral.

8.   Police accused Mrs. Mandela of taking bribes and peddling her influence for personal benefit, though no charges have been filed.

9.   But Trade Minister Shinji Sato told a regular news conference Friday that no such attempt to peddle influence took place at the meeting.

10.   Opposition parties claim government officials peddled their influence in helping Hanbo get the loans.