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Title: Senate Delays Important Hate-Crimes Vote
Post by: LostInTime on July 25, 2007, 07:18:59 AM
Citizen Link (http://www.citizenlink.org/content/A000005107.cfm)
by Jennifer Mesko, associate editor

Legislation to create a new category of crime for actions said to be motivated by prejudice based on "sexual orientation" and "gender identity" won't get a vote in the U.S. Senate before September. Senators will recess from Aug. 6 through Sept. 3.