31.   Clinton accepted a gift of a Koran from Arafat and joked with associates about overindulging in a lunch of rice, lamb and three kinds of fish.

32.   Clinton pointed out that former Agriculture Secretary Mike Espy was acquitted on charges of accepting illegal gifts from corporations.

33.   Congressional ethics rules allow legislators to accept certain gifts from friends when they are of limited value and are promptly reported.

34.   Espy is accused of accepting illegal gifts from companies doing business with his department.

35.   Employees are also barred from using their jobs for public gain, and thus should not accept gifts that are only offered because of their job, Davies said.

36.   Espy is charged with soliciting and accepting gifts from food companies he regulated as secretary of agriculture.

37.   Federal statutes that prohibit government officials from accepting gifts do not require the showing of any quid pro quo.

38.   First, by accepting gifts physicians may be telling patients that such gifts are expected.

39.   Florida State had five players suspended for allegedly accepting gifts during a shopping excursion at a sporting goods store last season.

40.   Federal law prohibits top agriculture officials from accepting gifts from companies they regulate.