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Hate Crime Law: One Step Forward For Gay Rights

                   
courant.com
Nov 4, 2009
 
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Congress passed legislation during the George W. Bush administration that would have expanded the federal hate crimes law to cover homosexuals. But President Bush, playing to his socially conservative base, vetoed the bill. [read full story]                    

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Hate crime bill finally includes homosexuals

 guilfordian.com Nov 6, 2009
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It’s Begun: Liberals Invoke Specter of “Hate Crimes” to Eradicate “Hate Speech”

 rapturealert.blogspot.com Nov 3, 2009
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Hate crime bill finally includes homosexuals

guilfordian.com
Nov 6, 2009
 

President Barack Obama signed a bill on Oct. 28 that extended federal hate crimes to protect those discriminated against by gender, sexual orientation, and gender identity. "After more than a decade of opposition and delay,...

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Russell: Hate Crimes Law Exceeds Fed Power

wwwtmrcom.blogspot.com
Nov 5, 2009
 

Senator Steve Russell, R-Oklahoma City, plans to file legislation to protect Oklahomans from encroachments on speech, assembly and religious beliefs, he said today. Russell says the measure is a response to concerns about new...

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Oklahoma lawmaker plans hate crimes bill response

newsok.com
Nov 5, 2009
 

By The Associated Press Comments 10 Published: November 5, 2009 A state lawmaker says he plans to file legislation to protect Oklahomans from encroachments on speech, assembly and religious beliefs. Sen. Steve Russell of...

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Three Men Sentenced For Hate Crime

netscape.com
Nov 5, 2009
 

After four hours of deliberation, the jury convicted the two remaining defendants of conspiring to violate the federally-protected rights of the victim and of actually violating the victim's protected rights by engaging in the...

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Obama deserves praise for signing hate crimes law

progressive.org
Nov 5, 2009
 

By Kathi Wolfe, November 3, 2009 “No one in America should ever be afraid to walk down the street holding the hands of the person they love,” President Obama movingly said. “No one in America should be forced to look over their...

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Hate crimes and right wing talk shows

reclinercommentaries.com
Nov 5, 2009
 

The ink is barely dry on the Democrats' hate crimes legislation when the first shot against freedom of speech is already being fired. The "So we might see coalition" of Leftists and apostate churches has launched a petition...

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LETTER: Americans have right to hate

ncnewsonline.com
Nov 4, 2009
 

New Castle News Editor, The News: In exercising his right to free speech, Oliver W. Shaffer propagated some misinformation in his letter of Oct. 28. This country protects the right of free speech for its citizens more fiercely...

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Christians to take “hate crimes” challenge to Holder

alliancealert.org
Nov 4, 2009
 

"Senior Legal Counsel Erik Stanley [the 'hate crimes' bill] 'provides special penalties based on what people think, feel, or believe. 'ADF has clearly seen the evidence of where 'hate crimes' legislation leads when it has been...

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The right to hate ends at speech

dailyevergreen.com
Nov 4, 2009
 

New hate crimes legislation does not stifle free speech Dylan Hoff The Daily Evergreen President Barack Obama took a step toward quieting some of his critics last week when he signed a new hate crimes bill into law. Obama has...

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It’s Begun: Liberals Invoke Specter of “Hate Crimes” to Eradicate “Hate Speech”

rapturealert.blogspot.com
Nov 3, 2009
 

Cleveland, OH – Matt Barber, Director of Cultural Affairs with both Liberty Counsel and Liberty Alliance Action issued the following statement on News that the left-wing United Church of Christ (UCC) and other quasi-Christian...

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