11.   A White House spokesman said Mineta would adhere to any relevant ethics rules.

12.   Also, federal ethics rules barred the trust from soliciting funds.

13.   Broadbelt argued unsuccessfully that the state ethics rules violated his free speech rights.

14.   But criminal charges in such cases are rare, in part because federal laws and House ethics rules leave considerable room for interpretation.

15.   But federal ethics rules require presidential appointees to go even further than selling stock in their previous employers, as Card did.

16.   But the committee did advise Gingrich that it probably would violate ethics rules if HarperCollins paid for an extended trip that included political engagements.

17.   But the agency found the meetings troubling and said that some senior officials did not fully understand the ethics rules.

18.   But the Conflicts of Interest Board, which enforces city ethics rules, referred the matter to the Investigation Department on its own.

19.   By not reporting them and reimbursing Keating at the time they occurred, McCain had violated House ethics rules.

20.   Chastened and reprimanded for violation of ethics rules this year, Gingrich was nowhere to be seen as Thomas offered his plan Tuesday, in a more conciliatory tone.