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thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com - 10/30/2009
Obama Signs Hate Crimes Bill
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The expansion protects people who are victims of crime because of their sexual orientation.
Pat Robertson on hate crimes bill: ‘The noose has tightened around the necks of Christians.’
thinkprogress.org - 10/30/2009
Pat Robertson on hate crimes bill: ‘The noose has tightened around the necks of Christians.’
— thinkprogress.org — Yesterday on the Christian Broadcasting Network, televangelist Pat Robertson aired a segment slamming President Obama for signing... the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act into law. Extending hate crimes protection to the gay and transgendered ... (more) Pat Robertson on hate crimes bill: ‘The noose has ...
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huffingtonpost.com - 10/28/2009
Paul LeGendre: Obama Signs the Hate Crime Bill into Law! What's Next?
— huffingtonpost.com — Ten years ago this month, Wyoming college student Matthew Shepard was brutally attacked and murdered because he... was gay. A year before Matthew's murder, James Byrd. Jr. was kidnapped, beaten, and stripped naked by three white supremacists, who chained ... (more) Paul LeGendre: Obama Signs the Hate Crime Bill into Law! ...

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Obama signs hate-crimes law rooted in crimes of 1998
content.usatoday.com - 10/28/2009
Obama signs hate-crimes law rooted in crimes of 1998
— content.usatoday.com — The year 1998 was dominated by the saga of Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky, but it also... saw two horrific killings that led to a new federal law signed by President Obama. On June 7, in Texas, three white men... (more) Obama signs hate-crimes law rooted in crimes of 1998

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Orcinus:  Pat Robertson denounces hate-crimes bill, falsely claims it doesn't cover religious bias

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Pat Robertson denounces hate-crimes bill, falsely claims it doesn't cover religious bias
Orcinus — ... with scarcely a blip of attention from the media: President Obama signed into law the nation's first genuine federal bias-crimes statute. ...

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