Senate Votes to Extend Hate-Crimes Law to Gays

The Senate yesterday approved an expansion of federal hate-crimes law to include protections for gay men and lesbians, defying a presidential veto threat by attaching the measure to a high-priority defense bill.
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Shailagh Murray

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