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A Hate Crime Offensive, but Bill Faces Stiff Opposition

By Anna Palmer
Roll Call Staff
May 4, 2009, Midnight

Less than a week after the House passed an expansion of federal hate crime laws, gay rights activists are upping the pressure on lawmakers to enact the first of several pro-lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender bills.

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Sen. Scott Brown arrives in the Capitol via the Senate subway for votes on the Food and Drug Administration reauthorization bill on Thursday.

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