31.   Gingrich filed an ethics complaint against Wright and called for the Texas Democrat to step down as speaker while the House ethics panel was considering it.

32.   Gingrich in recent days has blamed Gephardt for the delay in appointing an ethics panel, but the Democratic leader denied that.

33.   Gingrich denied again on Thursday that he had lied, but said he took responsibility for the inaccurate information provided to the ethics panel.

34.   GOP aides said Gingrich had told the ethics panel he would refrain from statements.

35.   He also said several ethics panels had approved the work, but declined to name the ethicists involved.

36.   He and his allies discussed ways of answering Democratic attacks and responding to charges from the bipartisan ethics panel.

37.   He has been accused by a Salt Lake City ethics panel of repeatedly violating travel guidelines.

38.   However, Gingrich has yet to appoint members of the bipartisan six-member ethics panel.

39.   If the subcommittee finds evidence of wrongdoing, Gingrich could face a trial-like proceeding, with the rest of the ethics panel sitting as judge and jury.

40.   In his own defense, Gingrich, a former college history teacher, testified before the ethics panel that he did not realize his activity might violate tax codes.