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Archive Home > 2007 > September > 28 > Smith bill on hate crimes advances

Smith bill on hate crimes advances

Children’s health bill also passes Senate; Bush has promised veto

By Keith Chu / The Bulletin
September 28, 2007

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Senate voted Thursday to expand the federal definition of hate crimes to include crimes based on gender, disability and sexual orientation.

Sen. Gordon Smith, R-Ore., co-authored the hate crimes bill with Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass.

“There is no civil....

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