1.   The House of Representatives voted to penalize him for ethics violations.

2.   And at the statehouse, a legislative ethics committee rejected charges of ethics violations against acting governor Donald DiFrancesco.

3.   Because of the lawsuits, the State Bar of California is investigating Driscoll for possible ethics violations.

4.   A formal request for an investigation of possible ethics violations by House Majority Whip Tom DeLay, R-Texas, has also lingered in oblivion since last September.

5.   A vote in favor of a speaker who has admitted ethics violations could outrage voters, Democrats said, foreshadowing their strategy for the weeks ahead.

6.   But last year, Gingrich became the first speaker in history to be punished for ethics violations.

7.   But the panel softened its findings when Gingrich offered to admit to ethics violations and his lawyers negotiated the final language to settle the case.

8.   Dole, the former Senate majority leader, said House Speaker Newt Gingrich needed to restore his image after being reprimanded and fined last month for ethics violations.

9.   Gingrich is not the only speaker to face investigations or criticism, but he is the first to be disciplined for the ethics violations while in office.

10.   Gingrich was a damaged leader even before he admitted to ethics violations.