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  <title>Open Congress : News Articles for S.909 Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act</title>
  <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s909/atom_news" rel="self"/>
  <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s909/news" rel="alternate"/>
  <updated>2009-10-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
  <author>
    <name>opencongress.org</name>
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  <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007:/bill/news/57075</id>
  <entry>
    <title></title>
    <link href="http://www.examiner.com/x-24524-Central-Illinois-Gay-Issues-Examiner~y2009m10d25-Matthew-Shepard--James-Byrd-Jr-Hate-Crimes-Prevention-Act-passes-congress" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-25:/commentary/6483806</id>
    <updated>2009-10-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Examiner.com</name>
    </author>
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(S. 909: Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act). This is a great first step in protecting LGBT persons in this country. The next step for the Congress ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.examiner.com/x-24524-Central-Illinois-Gay-Issues-Examiner~y2009m10d25-Matthew-Shepard--James-Byrd-Jr-Hate-Crimes-Prevention-Act-passes-congress&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title></title>
    <link href="http://www.opposingviews.com/articles/opinion-activists-wait-for-senate-action-on-gay-hate-crimes-bill-r-1256078835" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-18:/commentary/6483807</id>
    <updated>2009-10-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Canada Free Press</name>
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S. 909 will broadly define the meaning of &#8220;intimidation&#8221;. A pastor&amp;#39;s sermon could be considered &#8220;hate speech&#8221; if heard by an individual who then acts ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opposingviews.com/articles/opinion-activists-wait-for-senate-action-on-gay-hate-crimes-bill-r-1256078835&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Definition of insanity</title>
    <link href="http://www.renewamerica.com/columns/hale/091019" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-18:/commentary/6564382</id>
    <updated>2009-10-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>RenewAmerica</name>
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 S. 909 will broadly define the meaning of &amp;quot;intimidation.&amp;quot; A pastor&amp;#39;s sermon could be considered &amp;quot;hate speech&amp;quot; if heard by an individual who then acts ... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.renewamerica.com/columns/hale/091019&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <link href="http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/15921" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-18:/commentary/6479171</id>
    <updated>2009-10-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Canada Free Press</name>
    </author>
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S. 909 will broadly define the meaning of &#8220;intimidation&#8221;. A pastor&amp;#39;s sermon could be considered &#8220;hate speech&#8221; if heard by an individual who then acts ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/15921&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>CLF Notes: Freedom of Speech No Longer Exists In America</title>
    <link href="http://clfnotes.blogtownhall.com/2009/10/14/freedom_of_speech_no_longer_exists_in_america.thtml" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-14:/commentary/6389315</id>
    <updated>2009-10-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Town Hall</name>
    </author>
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...could become something more than politically incorrect, it could become illegal. The U.S. Senate is considering a Hate Crimes Bill (S.909) which could be used to prosecute ministers for declaring God's truth on homosexuality.&quot; As I write this article, t&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://clfnotes.blogtownhall.com/2009/10/14/freedom_of_speech_no_longer_exists_in_america.thtml&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Last Chance to Stop Hate Crimes Bill</title>
    <link href="http://www.floridabaptistwitness.com/10837.article" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-30:/commentary/6377374</id>
    <updated>2009-09-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Florida Baptist Witness</name>
    </author>
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In July, the Senate passed its version of the hate crimes bill (S. 909) as an amendment to the Defense Authorization bill; in April, the House gave hearty ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.floridabaptistwitness.com/10837.article&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title></title>
    <link href="http://www.examiner.com/x-17009-Freethought-Examiner~y2009m7d31-Hate-Crimes-Bill--who-benefits" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-31:/commentary/5707605</id>
    <updated>2009-07-31T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Examiner.com</name>
    </author>
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The United States Senate recently passed the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act (HCPA/S.909), a &quot;Hate Crimes Bill&quot; that provides authorities with ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.examiner.com/x-17009-Freethought-Examiner~y2009m7d31-Hate-Crimes-Bill--who-benefits&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Georgia Congressional Delegation and LGBT Legislation</title>
    <link href="http://www.sovo.com/2009/7-31/news/localnews/10434.cfm" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-31:/commentary/5707606</id>
    <updated>2009-07-31T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Sovo.com</name>
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Matthew Shepard Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act (S. 909, HR1913): Would add actual or pieced sexual orientation and gender identity to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sovo.com/2009/7-31/news/localnews/10434.cfm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Hate is not a family value</title>
    <link href="http://www.thewestsidegazette.com/News/Article/Article.asp?NewsID=98090&amp;amp;sID=16&amp;amp;ItemSource=L" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-29:/commentary/5690970</id>
    <updated>2009-07-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Westside Gazette</name>
    </author>
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The bill is now before the Senate for consideration [S. 909]. While no one piece of legislation can address the hateful beliefs and views held in the hearts ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thewestsidegazette.com/News/Article/Article.asp?NewsID=98090&amp;amp;sID=16&amp;amp;ItemSource=L&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Political Vel Craft: BREAKING: &quot;HATE CRIMES&quot; BILL NOT FINAL.  F-22 RAPTOR CAN STILL SHOOT POPULATION CONTROL AKA; HOMOSEXUAL AGENDA DOWN IN FLAMES.  SPLIT CONFEREES UNDECIDE</title>
    <link href="http://politicalvelcraft.blogtownhall.com/2009/07/26/breaking_hate_crimes_bill_not_final__f-22_raptor_can_still_shoot_population_control_aka;_homosexual_agenda_down_in_flames__split_conferees_undecide.thtml" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-27:/commentary/5830802</id>
    <updated>2009-07-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Town Hall</name>
    </author>
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...thought is based upon and reflects the truths found in the Bible.&#160;How will this legislation over-rule the First Amendment? S. 909 broadly defines &quot;intimidation,&quot; thus a pastor's sermon could be seen as &quot;hate speech&quot; if heard by an individual who then a&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://politicalvelcraft.blogtownhall.com/2009/07/26/breaking_hate_crimes_bill_not_final__f-22_raptor_can_still_shoot_population_control_aka;_homosexual_agenda_down_in_flames__split_conferees_undecide.thtml&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Throw down!</title>
    <link href="http://www.tips-q.com/1163805-throw-down" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-21:/commentary/5611429</id>
    <updated>2009-07-21T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Tips-Q GLBT News</name>
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This would mean that the full force of Title 18, Section 2a of the 1968 hate law, undergirding S. 909, will remain in effect. It says that anyone whose ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tips-q.com/1163805-throw-down&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title></title>
    <link href="http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid99652.asp" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-21:/commentary/5676320</id>
    <updated>2009-07-21T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The San Francisco Examiner</name>
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But all of that will change with the passage of the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009 (S. 909). Currently being rushed through the Senate, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid99652.asp&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title></title>
    <link href="http://www.examiner.com/x-17183-Birmingham-Gay-Community-Examiner~y2009m7d20-Jeff-Sessions-attempts-to-kill-Matthew-Shepard-Act" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-21:/commentary/5640248</id>
    <updated>2009-07-21T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The San Francisco Examiner</name>
    </author>
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But all of that will change with the passage of the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009 (S. 909). Currently being rushed through the Senate, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.examiner.com/x-17183-Birmingham-Gay-Community-Examiner~y2009m7d20-Jeff-Sessions-attempts-to-kill-Matthew-Shepard-Act&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title></title>
    <link href="http://www.queerty.com/shock-death-penalty-officially-on-the-table-for-hate-crimes-20090721/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-21:/commentary/5634791</id>
    <updated>2009-07-21T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The San Francisco Examiner</name>
    </author>
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But all of that will change with the passage of the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009 (S. 909). Currently being rushed through the Senate, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.queerty.com/shock-death-penalty-officially-on-the-table-for-hate-crimes-20090721/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Stop The Outrage</title>
    <link href="http://www.postchronicle.com/commentary/article_212245665.shtml" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-21:/commentary/5611346</id>
    <updated>2009-07-21T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Post Chronicle</name>
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Tell them to stop using our troops as pawns, tell them the pay for our troops had better not be held up for one second and to shred S.909. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.postchronicle.com/commentary/article_212245665.shtml&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title></title>
    <link href="http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&amp;amp;pageId=104521" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-21:/commentary/5605021</id>
    <updated>2009-07-21T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WND.com</name>
    </author>
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The latest in governmental wickedness gone wild is the 63-28 passage in the US Senate of S. 909, the &quot;Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act&quot;, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&amp;amp;pageId=104521&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Letter To Congress: Stop 'Hate Crimes' Bill</title>
    <link href="http://newsblaze.com/story/20090720151850zzzz.nb/topstory.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-20:/commentary/5600552</id>
    <updated>2009-07-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>NewsBlaze</name>
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How is it that we have legislation pending before Congress [S. 909] designed to take away our religious freedoms? The First Amendment was enacted first and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://newsblaze.com/story/20090720151850zzzz.nb/topstory.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Kristol Tells Republicans to Go for the Kill on Obama Healthcare ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.usnews.com/blogs/robert-schlesinger/2009/07/20/kristol-tells-republicans-to-go-for-the-kill-on-obama-healthcare-reform-plan.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-20:/commentary/5600553</id>
    <updated>2009-07-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>U.S. News &amp;amp; World Report</name>
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Also I find it odd that those with autism must submit to such a violation of their civil rights, even as S. 909 gives protection to child abusers over the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.usnews.com/blogs/robert-schlesinger/2009/07/20/kristol-tells-republicans-to-go-for-the-kill-on-obama-healthcare-reform-plan.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Senate Approves Amendment Adding &quot;Hate Crimes&quot; to Defense Spending Bill</title>
    <link href="http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/jul/09071710.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-18:/commentary/5576356</id>
    <updated>2009-07-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>LifeSite.net</name>
    </author>
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...add &quot;sexual orientation&quot; and &quot;gender identity&quot; to the list of federally-protected classes. The Senate voted 63 - 28 to attach S.909, the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act (MSHCPA), to the $680 billion defense bill meant to support US troops fig&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/jul/09071710.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Senate votes to expand federal hate-crimes law</title>
    <link href="http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/news.aspx?id=21844" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-17:/commentary/5595317</id>
    <updated>2009-07-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>First Amendment Center</name>
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The Senate bill, S. 909, also would make it easier for federal prosecutors to step in when state or local authorities are unable or unwilling to pursue hate ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/news.aspx?id=21844&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Senate votes to expand federal 'hate crimes'</title>
    <link href="http://americandaily.com/index.php/article/1807" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-17:/commentary/5640323</id>
    <updated>2009-07-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>American Daily</name>
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Senate Democrats insist the hate-crimes amendment (S. 909) they attached to the defense appropriations bill won't criminalize preaching or speaking out ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://americandaily.com/index.php/article/1807&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Senate votes to expand federal 'hate crimes'</title>
    <link href="http://www.onenewsnow.com/Headlines/Default.aspx?id=607848" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-17:/commentary/5587037</id>
    <updated>2009-07-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>OneNewsNow</name>
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Senate Democrats insist the hate-crimes amendment (S. 909) they attached to the defense appropriations bill won't criminalize preaching or speaking out ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.onenewsnow.com/Headlines/Default.aspx?id=607848&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The &#226;&#8364;&#339;Hate Crimes&quot; Bill Will Cost You Nothing but Your Freedom ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.webcommentary.com/php/ShowArticle.php?id=stixn&amp;amp;date=090716" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-16:/commentary/5648143</id>
    <updated>2009-07-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>WEBCommentary</name>
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&#226;&#8364;&#339;Barack Obama&#226;&#8364;* knows that a substantial majority of the American people would not support S. 909, if they knew about its character. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.webcommentary.com/php/ShowArticle.php?id=stixn&amp;amp;date=090716&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Hit The Hate Bill Where It Hurts</title>
    <link href="http://www.prisonplanet.com/hit-the-hate-bill-where-it-hurts.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-16:/commentary/5568078</id>
    <updated>2009-07-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Prison Planet.com</name>
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Today or tomorrow, Democrats could pass the federal hate bill, S. 909. That is, unless you call repeatedly all day. Your freedom and, eventually, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.prisonplanet.com/hit-the-hate-bill-where-it-hurts.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title></title>
    <link href="http://www.examiner.com/x-4107-Gay--Lesbian-Issues-Examiner~y2009m7d16-Senate-passes-Matthew-Shepard-Act--Hate-crimes-have-no-place-in-America" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-16:/commentary/5568077</id>
    <updated>2009-07-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>WEBCommentary</name>
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&#226;&#8364;&#339;Barack Obama&#226;&#8364;* knows that a substantial majority of the American people would not support S. 909, if they knew about its character. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.examiner.com/x-4107-Gay--Lesbian-Issues-Examiner~y2009m7d16-Senate-passes-Matthew-Shepard-Act--Hate-crimes-have-no-place-in-America&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title></title>
    <link href="http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid98991.asp" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-16:/commentary/5580580</id>
    <updated>2009-07-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>WEBCommentary</name>
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&#226;&#8364;&#339;Barack Obama&#226;&#8364;* knows that a substantial majority of the American people would not support S. 909, if they knew about its character. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid98991.asp&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title></title>
    <link href="http://www.ebar.com/news/article.php?sec=news&amp;amp;article=4074" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-16:/commentary/5573646</id>
    <updated>2009-07-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>WEBCommentary</name>
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&#226;&#8364;&#339;Barack Obama&#226;&#8364;* knows that a substantial majority of the American people would not support S. 909, if they knew about its character. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ebar.com/news/article.php?sec=news&amp;amp;article=4074&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title></title>
    <link href="http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/07/17/politics/main5168410.shtml" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-16:/commentary/5573546</id>
    <updated>2009-07-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>WEBCommentary</name>
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&#226;&#8364;&#339;Barack Obama&#226;&#8364;* knows that a substantial majority of the American people would not support S. 909, if they knew about its character. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/07/17/politics/main5168410.shtml&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>BUSTER FOGHORN: Dear Senator: Please Vote No on the Matthew Shepherd Hate Crimes Bill (S.909).</title>
    <link href="http://busterfoghorn.blogtownhall.com/2009/07/15/dear_senator_please_vote_no_on_the_matthew_shepherd_hate_crimes_bill_s909.thtml" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-15:/commentary/5555716</id>
    <updated>2009-07-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Town Hall</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
...consider the danger that regulating speech and thought poses to a democratic society, a society that values free speech and respects and honors open debate in the public square.  Please don't put First Amendment rights at risk. Please Vote No on S. 909.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://busterfoghorn.blogtownhall.com/2009/07/15/dear_senator_please_vote_no_on_the_matthew_shepherd_hate_crimes_bill_s909.thtml&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Hope and Change -- but not for Ex-Gays</title>
    <link href="http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/hope-and-change--but-not-for-ex-gays,892524.shtml" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-15:/commentary/5586985</id>
    <updated>2009-07-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Earthtimes (press release)</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
... of Ex-Gays &amp; Gays (PFOX) urged Americans to contact their US Senators to vote against the pending Matthew Shepherd Hate Crimes Prevention Act (S. 909). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/hope-and-change--but-not-for-ex-gays,892524.shtml&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Hope and Change -- but not for Ex-Gays</title>
    <link href="http://uk.sys-con.com/node/1036067" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-15:/commentary/5611430</id>
    <updated>2009-07-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>SYS-CON Media (press release)</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
... of Ex-Gays &amp; Gays (PFOX) urged Americans to contact their US Senators to vote against the pending Matthew Shepherd Hate Crimes Prevention Act (S. 909). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://uk.sys-con.com/node/1036067&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title></title>
    <link href="http://www.thepeoplesvoice.org/TPV3/Voices.php/2009/07/15/emergency-alert-there-s-still-time-to-ki" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-15:/commentary/5770389</id>
    <updated>2009-07-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The People&amp;#39;s Voice</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
This delay may give lovers of freedom another day to protest the hate bill, S. 909. Yet, for at least several weeks, most of the largest new right ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thepeoplesvoice.org/TPV3/Voices.php/2009/07/15/emergency-alert-there-s-still-time-to-ki&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Controversial Homosexual &quot;Hate Crimes&quot; Act Set for Senate Vote Tomorrow</title>
    <link href="http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/jul/09071505.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-15:/commentary/5555715</id>
    <updated>2009-07-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>LifeSite.net</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
...disrupt federally protected activities. Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) said Monday he would introduce&#160;S.909 as a bipartisan amendment to the defense authorization measure, thereby easing passage of the hotly debated bill.&#160;  Las&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/jul/09071505.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Hope and Change -- but not for Ex-Gays</title>
    <link href="http://www.sunherald.com/prnewswire/story/1476185.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-15:/commentary/5595318</id>
    <updated>2009-07-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>SunHerald.com (press release)</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
... of Ex-Gays &amp; Gays (PFOX) urged Americans to contact their US Senators to vote against the pending Matthew Shepherd Hate Crimes Prevention Act (S. 909). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunherald.com/prnewswire/story/1476185.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Are Dems trying to sneak 'hate crimes' through?</title>
    <link href="http://www.onenewsnow.com/Politics/Default.aspx?id=604636" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-15:/commentary/5595316</id>
    <updated>2009-07-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>OneNewsNow</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The hate crimes legislation, known as the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act (S. 909), would add gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.onenewsnow.com/Politics/Default.aspx?id=604636&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Hope and Change -- but not for Ex-Gays</title>
    <link href="http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&amp;amp;STORY=/www/story/07-15-2009/0005060201&amp;amp;EDATE=" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-15:/commentary/5587035</id>
    <updated>2009-07-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>PR Newswire (press release)</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
... of Ex-Gays &amp; Gays (PFOX) urged Americans to contact their US Senators to vote against the pending Matthew Shepherd Hate Crimes Prevention Act (S. 909). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&amp;amp;STORY=/www/story/07-15-2009/0005060201&amp;amp;EDATE=&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Take 90 Seconds and FIGHT HATE NOW.</title>
    <link href="http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/7/14/753383/-Take-90-Seconds-and-FIGHT-HATE-NOW.-" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-14:/commentary/5546371</id>
    <updated>2009-07-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Daily Kos</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Call your Senator NOW and urge them to vote yes on S. 909. CALL YOUR SENATOR RIGHT NOW. THE SENATE SWITCHBOARD IS 202-224-3121. Follow me over the jump for ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/7/14/753383/-Take-90-Seconds-and-FIGHT-HATE-NOW.-&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Action Alert - Senate may vote on the Matthew Shepard Act tomorrow</title>
    <link href="http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/7/14/753556/-Action-AlertSenate-may-vote-on-the-Matthew-Shepard-Act-tomorrow" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-14:/commentary/5587036</id>
    <updated>2009-07-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Daily Kos</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
You're calling to urge the Senator to vote for the Matthew Shepard Act (S. 909). Most calls-end right there. But if you like, you can add: Hate crimes ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/7/14/753556/-Action-AlertSenate-may-vote-on-the-Matthew-Shepard-Act-tomorrow&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Senate may vote on the Matthew Shepard Act tomorrow</title>
    <link href="http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/7/14/753556/-Senate-may-vote-on-the-Matthew-Shepard-Act-tomorrow" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-14:/commentary/5586986</id>
    <updated>2009-07-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Daily Kos</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
You're calling to urge the Senator to vote for the Matthew Shepard Act (S. 909). Most calls-end right there. But if you like, you can add: Hate crimes ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/7/14/753556/-Senate-may-vote-on-the-Matthew-Shepard-Act-tomorrow&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Gagnon on &#226;&#8364;&#339;Hate Crimes&#226;&#8364;* Bill S. 909 - Part I: It Promotes Hatred ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.tips-q.com/news/right/1140945-gagnon-hate-crimes-bill-s-909-part-i-it-promotes-hatred-people-opposed-homosexual" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-14:/commentary/5546370</id>
    <updated>2009-07-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Tips-Q GLBT News</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
S. 909 could be voted on as early as Thursday in the US Senate. (So says the extremist National Gay and Lesbian Task Force.) For those who can't wait on ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tips-q.com/news/right/1140945-gagnon-hate-crimes-bill-s-909-part-i-it-promotes-hatred-people-opposed-homosexual&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title></title>
    <link href="http://www.examiner.com/x-12237-Transgender-Issues-Examiner~y2009m7d13-Trans-issues-in-the-news-this-week" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-13:/commentary/5536021</id>
    <updated>2009-07-13T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Examiner.com</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
... which reports that the Senate is likely to vote on the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act, S.909, as early as this Wednesday, July 15. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.examiner.com/x-12237-Transgender-Issues-Examiner~y2009m7d13-Trans-issues-in-the-news-this-week&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Gay amendments possible this week for defense bill</title>
    <link href="http://www.sovo.com/thelatest/thelatest.cfm?blog_id=26170" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-13:/commentary/5536022</id>
    <updated>2009-07-13T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Sovo.com</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Carle said the language would be identical to S. 909, the standalone hate crimes legislation that Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.) introduced in the Senate ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sovo.com/thelatest/thelatest.cfm?blog_id=26170&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Hate crimes still plague our great nation</title>
    <link href="http://www.delmarvanow.com/article/20090712/OPINION01/907120344/-1/newsfront2/Hate-crimes-still-plague-our-great-nation" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-12:/commentary/5522577</id>
    <updated>2009-07-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Delmarva Now</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
I am an original co-sponsor of the Matthew Shepard Hate Crime Prevention Act, S. 909, which would extend protections to individuals who are targeted because ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.delmarvanow.com/article/20090712/OPINION01/907120344/-1/newsfront2/Hate-crimes-still-plague-our-great-nation&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Hate crimes still plague our great nation</title>
    <link href="http://www.delmarvanow.com/article/20090712/OPINION01/907120344" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-12:/commentary/5648110</id>
    <updated>2009-07-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Bethany Beach Wave</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
I am an original co-sponsor of the Matthew Shepard Hate Crime Prevention Act, S. 909, which would extend protections to individuals who are targeted because ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.delmarvanow.com/article/20090712/OPINION01/907120344&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Special Alert: Encourage your senators to vote against &quot;hate ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.tips-q.com/news/right/1127338-special-alert-encourage-your-senators-vote-against-hate-crimes-legislation" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-10:/commentary/5507611</id>
    <updated>2009-07-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Tips-Q GLBT News</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Pro-family groups are encouraging citizens to contact their two US senators today and urge them to vote against &quot;hate-crimes&quot; legislation (S. 909). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tips-q.com/news/right/1127338-special-alert-encourage-your-senators-vote-against-hate-crimes-legislation&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Washington moves on parts of the gay agenda</title>
    <link href="http://www.pridesource.com/article.shtml?article=35840" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-10:/commentary/5507612</id>
    <updated>2009-07-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>pride source.com</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009 (S. 909) extends federal authority for investigation and prosecution of hate violence to crimes based ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pridesource.com/article.shtml?article=35840&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Attorney General Eric Holder admits no equal protection under hate ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.examiner.com/x-9462-LA-Ron-Paul-Examiner~y2009m7d9-Attorney-General-Holder-admits-no-equal-protection-under-hate-bill" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-09:/commentary/5498665</id>
    <updated>2009-07-09T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Examiner.com</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
In Testimony for the Senate Judiciary Committee Attorney General Eric Holder was asked by Senator Jeff Sessions(R-AL) if the federal hate bill S. 909 will ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.examiner.com/x-9462-LA-Ron-Paul-Examiner~y2009m7d9-Attorney-General-Holder-admits-no-equal-protection-under-hate-bill&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Conservatives urged to protest 'hate-crimes' bill today</title>
    <link href="http://www.onenewsnow.com/Politics/Default.aspx?id=596562" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-09:/commentary/5498664</id>
    <updated>2009-07-09T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>OneNewsNow</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
... e-mail, fax, or visit their senators today to express their disapproval of S. 909, the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act (Senate Bill 909). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.onenewsnow.com/Politics/Default.aspx?id=596562&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Local opponents, proponents differ on hate-crimes bill</title>
    <link href="http://www.argusleader.com/article/20090707/UPDATES/90707064/1009/NEWS03" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-07:/commentary/5479235</id>
    <updated>2009-07-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Sioux Falls Argus Leader</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Her organization backs S. 909 in the US Senate. Rob Regier, president of the South Dakota Family Policy, said the bill would not protect free speech. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.argusleader.com/article/20090707/UPDATES/90707064/1009/NEWS03&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title></title>
    <link href="http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&amp;amp;aid=14252" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-07:/commentary/5669913</id>
    <updated>2009-07-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Center for Research on Globalization</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
S.909 is a direct violation of the First Amendment. It allows the federal government to prosecute people involved in &#226;&#8364;&#339;hate speech&#226;&#8364;* transmitted over ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&amp;amp;aid=14252&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title></title>
    <link href="http://www.ksfy.com/news/local/50173327.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-07:/commentary/5484557</id>
    <updated>2009-07-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Sioux Falls Argus Leader</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Her organization backs S. 909 in the US Senate. Chris Hupke, president of the South Dakota Family Policy Council, said the bill would not protect free ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ksfy.com/news/local/50173327.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Bill Gives Attorney General Power To Designate Gun Owners, Tax Protesters As Terrorists</title>
    <link href="http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=viewArticle&amp;amp;code=WAT20090707&amp;amp;articleId=14252" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-07:/commentary/5479236</id>
    <updated>2009-07-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Global Research</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
...crimes legislation, which in reality would criminalize thought crimes, that has cleared the House and now faces the Senate as S.909, the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act (officially, the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act). S.909&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=viewArticle&amp;amp;code=WAT20090707&amp;amp;articleId=14252&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title></title>
    <link href="http://www.examiner.com/x-2581-St-Louis-Gun-Rights-Examiner~y2009m7d7-You-too-can-be-part-of-a-hate-group" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-06:/commentary/5536065</id>
    <updated>2009-07-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Prison Planet.com</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
S.909 is a direct violation of the First Amendment. It allows the federal government to prosecute people involved in &#226;&#8364;&#339;hate speech&#226;&#8364;* transmitted over ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.examiner.com/x-2581-St-Louis-Gun-Rights-Examiner~y2009m7d7-You-too-can-be-part-of-a-hate-group&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title></title>
    <link href="http://gayrights.change.org/actions/view/pass_s_909_and_include_gender_identity_sexual_oreitnation_to_federal_hate_crime_legislation" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-06:/commentary/5465510</id>
    <updated>2009-07-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Change.org</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Urge the Senate to pass S. 909, which would include gender identity and sexual orientation to the list of groups protected by existing hate crimes ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://gayrights.change.org/actions/view/pass_s_909_and_include_gender_identity_sexual_oreitnation_to_federal_hate_crime_legislation&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>SD Family Policy Council Hitting Hate Crimes Head On</title>
    <link href="http://www.dakotavoice.com/2009/07/sd-family-policy-council-hitting-hate-crimes-head-on/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-06:/commentary/5469978</id>
    <updated>2009-07-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Dakota Voice</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
S. 909 is deceptively labeled the &#226;&#8364;&#339;Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act&#226;&#8364;* in order to garner sympathy based on the murder of homosexual Matthew Shepard ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dakotavoice.com/2009/07/sd-family-policy-council-hitting-hate-crimes-head-on/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Doug Giles: Liberal Lawmakers Love Their Sex Freaks and Hate Christian Ministers</title>
    <link href="http://www.townhall.com/columnists/DougGiles/2009/07/04/liberal_lawmakers_love_their_sex_freaks_and_hate_christian_ministers" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-05:/commentary/5458841</id>
    <updated>2009-07-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Town Hall</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
...undergo chemical castration and have your frontal lobe scraped for your aberrant bents. In the Ted Kennedy spawned wording of S.909, The Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act, it appears that the public verbalization that one thinks an individual i&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.townhall.com/columnists/DougGiles/2009/07/04/liberal_lawmakers_love_their_sex_freaks_and_hate_christian_ministers&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Liberal Lawmakers Love Their Sex Freaks and Hate Christian Ministers</title>
    <link href="http://townhall.com/columnists/DougGiles/2009/07/04/liberal_lawmakers_love_their_sex_freaks_and_hate_christian_ministers" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-04:/commentary/5458867</id>
    <updated>2009-07-04T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Town Hall</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
In the Ted Kennedy spawned wording of S.909, The Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act, it appears that the public verbalization that one thinks an ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://townhall.com/columnists/DougGiles/2009/07/04/liberal_lawmakers_love_their_sex_freaks_and_hate_christian_ministers&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Man Convicted in Anti-Gay Killing Released from Prison One Year ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.enewspf.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=8648:man-convicted-in-anti-gay-killing-released-from-prison-one-year-after-sentencing-victims-mother-notified-by-automated-message&amp;amp;catid=88888909&amp;amp;Itemid=88888905" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-04:/commentary/5448375</id>
    <updated>2009-07-04T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>eNews Park Forest</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Both Elke Kennedy and Joe Solmonese submitted written testimony at the hearing in support of the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act (S. 909). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.enewspf.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=8648:man-convicted-in-anti-gay-killing-released-from-prison-one-year-after-sentencing-victims-mother-notified-by-automated-message&amp;amp;catid=88888909&amp;amp;Itemid=88888905&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Freedom to speak</title>
    <link href="http://www.theithacajournal.com/article/20090703/VIEWPOINTS03/907030307/-1/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-03:/commentary/5676977</id>
    <updated>2009-07-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Ithaca Journal</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
...be allowed to proceed without stigmatizing the opinions of either side. I worry that two bills in Congress, H.R. 1913 and S.909, could stigmatize any opposition to same-gender marriage by labeling it hate speech. This could apply to any clergyman, lay p&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.theithacajournal.com/article/20090703/VIEWPOINTS03/907030307/-1/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Freedom to speak</title>
    <link href="http://www.pressconnects.com/article/20090703/VIEWPOINTS03/907030307/1005/OPINION" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-03:/commentary/5440433</id>
    <updated>2009-07-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Binghamton Press</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
...be allowed to proceed without stigmatizing the opinions of either side. I worry that two bills in Congress, H.R. 1913 and S.909, could stigmatize any opposition to same-gender marriage by labeling it hate speech. This could apply to any clergyman, lay p&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pressconnects.com/article/20090703/VIEWPOINTS03/907030307/1005/OPINION&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Freedom to speak</title>
    <link href="http://www.pressconnects.com/article/20090703/VIEWPOINTS03/907030307/1120/Freedom+to+speak" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-03:/commentary/5439335</id>
    <updated>2009-07-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Press &amp;amp; Sun-Bulletin</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
I worry that two bills in Congress, HR 1913 and S.909, could stigmatize any opposition to same-gender marriage by labeling it hate speech. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pressconnects.com/article/20090703/VIEWPOINTS03/907030307/1120/Freedom+to+speak&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>BOOS! and WHOOP-DOOS!: Wake Up America, Your Kitchen Is on Fire (Part 2)!</title>
    <link href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/movieweb_news/~3/gNhMIi0lbXI/NEBgpKFE7sx8EI" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-02:/commentary/5439336</id>
    <updated>2009-07-02T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>MovieWeb</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
...He'll unleash an album, drifting down from the clouds like an angel, and America will be held in rapture for days on end. All while S.909, the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act, gets passed into effect. This bill would completely destroy our id&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/movieweb_news/~3/gNhMIi0lbXI/NEBgpKFE7sx8EI&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title></title>
    <link href="http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2009/07/02-1" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-02:/commentary/5536066</id>
    <updated>2009-07-02T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Common Dreams (press release)</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Both Elke Kennedy and Joe Solmonese submitted written testimony at the hearing in support of the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act (S. 909). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2009/07/02-1&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Steve Rothaus</title>
    <link href="http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2009/07/man-convicted-in-anti-gay-killing-of-sean-kennedy-released-early-from-prison-victims-mom-notified-by-automated-message.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-02:/commentary/5435432</id>
    <updated>2009-07-02T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>MiamiHerald.com</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Both Elke Kennedy and Joe Solmonese submitted written testimony at the hearing in support of the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act (S. 909). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2009/07/man-convicted-in-anti-gay-killing-of-sean-kennedy-released-early-from-prison-victims-mom-notified-by-automated-message.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title></title>
    <link href="http://www.movieweb.com/news/NEBgpKFE7sx8EI" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-02:/commentary/5430341</id>
    <updated>2009-07-02T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>MovieWeb</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
All while S.909, the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act, gets passed into effect. This bill would completely destroy our ideas of free speech as ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.movieweb.com/news/NEBgpKFE7sx8EI&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>RED ALERT: The Total Takeover Of America Enters Its Final Phase</title>
    <link href="http://womblog.de/2009/07/02/red-alert-the-total-takeover-of-america-enters-its-final-phase/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-01:/commentary/5655799</id>
    <updated>2009-07-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Womblog</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Federal hate crimes legislation, which in reality would criminalize &#226;&#8364;&#339;thought crimes,&#226;&#8364;* has cleared the House and now faces the Senate as S.909, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://womblog.de/2009/07/02/red-alert-the-total-takeover-of-america-enters-its-final-phase/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Hate Crimes Bill Would Federalize Criminal Law, Revive Double Jeopardy</title>
    <link href="http://townhall.com/content.aspx?ContentGuid=fb22a4b7-b70b-47f6-b418-cb6e71baf35d&amp;amp;Comments=true" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-29:/commentary/5410893</id>
    <updated>2009-06-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Town Hall</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act (S. 909) now before the Senate, establishes &#226;&#8364;&#339;thought crime,&#226;&#8364;* violates equal protection by making some victims ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://townhall.com/content.aspx?ContentGuid=fb22a4b7-b70b-47f6-b418-cb6e71baf35d&amp;amp;Comments=true&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title></title>
    <link href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/01/us/politics/01climate.html?ref=politics" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-29:/commentary/5463442</id>
    <updated>2009-06-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Citizen.com</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Federal hate crimes legislation, which in reality would criminalize &#226;&#8364;&#339;thought crimes,&#226;&#8364;* has cleared the House and now faces the Senate as S.909, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/01/us/politics/01climate.html?ref=politics&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title></title>
    <link href="http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=7956587" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-29:/commentary/5406543</id>
    <updated>2009-06-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Town Hall</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act (S. 909) now before the Senate, establishes &#226;&#8364;&#339;thought crime,&#226;&#8364;* violates equal protection by making some victims ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=7956587&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>RED ALERT: The Total Takeover of America Enters Its Final Phase OR ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.thecitizen.com/~citizen0/node/37737" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-29:/commentary/5410939</id>
    <updated>2009-06-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Citizen.com</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Federal hate crimes legislation, which in reality would criminalize &#226;&#8364;&#339;thought crimes,&#226;&#8364;* has cleared the House and now faces the Senate as S.909, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thecitizen.com/~citizen0/node/37737&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title></title>
    <link href="http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2009/06/29/white_house_announces_new_lighting_standards_1246299688" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-29:/commentary/5406587</id>
    <updated>2009-06-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Town Hall</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act (S. 909) now before the Senate, establishes &#226;&#8364;&#339;thought crime,&#226;&#8364;* violates equal protection by making some victims ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2009/06/29/white_house_announces_new_lighting_standards_1246299688&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Did San Francisco nurse kill her patient?; 'Have we lost our outrage?'</title>
    <link href="http://www.renewamerica.com/columns/abbott/090627" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-27:/commentary/5377607</id>
    <updated>2009-06-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>RenewAmerica</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
'The Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act, S. 909, has already passed in the House. The Judiciary Committee conducted hearings on it on this Thursday ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.renewamerica.com/columns/abbott/090627&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title></title>
    <link href="http://www.onenewsnow.com/Politics/Default.aspx?id=581228" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-26:/commentary/5386265</id>
    <updated>2009-06-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>OneNewsNow</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
... Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act, or S. 909, has special problems of overreach, with implications for federalism and double jeopardy protections. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.onenewsnow.com/Politics/Default.aspx?id=581228&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>US SENATE HOLDS HEARING ON HATE CRIMES LEGISLATION</title>
    <link href="http://www.outinamerica.com/home/news.asp?articleid=33396" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-26:/commentary/5377608</id>
    <updated>2009-06-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Out In America</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
... rights organization, today thanked the Senate Judiciary Committee for holding a hearing on the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act (S. 909). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.outinamerica.com/home/news.asp?articleid=33396&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Gay Agenda Bills On Fast Track In Congress</title>
    <link href="http://www.rightsidenews.com/200906265267/culture-wars/gay-agenda-bills-on-fast-track-in-congress.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-26:/commentary/5372538</id>
    <updated>2009-06-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Right Side News</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Yesterday morning, I attended the US Senate's &quot;hate crimes&quot; hearing on S. 909, the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act. The Senate ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.rightsidenews.com/200906265267/culture-wars/gay-agenda-bills-on-fast-track-in-congress.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title></title>
    <link href="http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-06-25-voa44.cfm" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-25:/commentary/5365156</id>
    <updated>2009-06-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Human Rights First</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Washington, DC &#226;&#8364;&#8220; Passage and enactment of the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act (S. 909) will strengthen protections against violent hate crime in ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-06-25-voa44.cfm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title></title>
    <link href="http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2009/06/25/holder_tells_congress_new_hate_crime_law_needed" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-25:/commentary/5365049</id>
    <updated>2009-06-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Human Rights First</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Washington, DC &#226;&#8364;&#8220; Passage and enactment of the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act (S. 909) will strengthen protections against violent hate crime in ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2009/06/25/holder_tells_congress_new_hate_crime_law_needed&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Proposed Federal Law Would Be a Hate Crime Against America</title>
    <link href="http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=32440" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-25:/commentary/5360999</id>
    <updated>2009-06-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Human Events</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Today (Thursday, June 25), the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act (S. 909), which passed the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=32440&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title></title>
    <link href="http://us.oneworld.net/article/364604-a-hate-crime-occurs-every-hour-us-%E2%80%93-report" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-25:/commentary/5364952</id>
    <updated>2009-06-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Human Rights First</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Washington, DC &#226;&#8364;&#8220; Passage and enactment of the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act (S. 909) will strengthen protections against violent hate crime in ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://us.oneworld.net/article/364604-a-hate-crime-occurs-every-hour-us-%E2%80%93-report&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title></title>
    <link href="http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid93360.asp" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-25:/commentary/5377606</id>
    <updated>2009-06-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Human Rights First</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Washington, DC &#226;&#8364;&#8220; Passage and enactment of the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act (S. 909) will strengthen protections against violent hate crime in ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid93360.asp&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>AG Holder Testimony on Hate Crimes this Morning</title>
    <link href="http://www.tips-q.com/1073009-ag-holder-testifies-hate-crimes-morning" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-25:/commentary/5372605</id>
    <updated>2009-06-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Tips-Q GLBT News</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The pending bill (S.909 - PDF) adds sexual orientation and sexual identity to existing hate crimes laws. Additional written statements are available here ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tips-q.com/1073009-ag-holder-testifies-hate-crimes-morning&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Hate Crimes Bill to Improve US Policy at Home, Abroad</title>
    <link href="http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/disc/2009/alert/474/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-25:/commentary/5425489</id>
    <updated>2009-06-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Human Rights First</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Washington, DC &#226;&#8364;&#8220; Passage and enactment of the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act (S. 909) will strengthen protections against violent hate crime in ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/disc/2009/alert/474/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title></title>
    <link href="http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2009/06/26/attorney_general_urges_congress_to_pass_new_hate_crimes_law" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-25:/commentary/5372537</id>
    <updated>2009-06-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Human Rights First</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Washington, DC &#226;&#8364;&#8220; Passage and enactment of the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act (S. 909) will strengthen protections against violent hate crime in ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2009/06/26/attorney_general_urges_congress_to_pass_new_hate_crimes_law&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Would This Nice Man and His Daughter Lie to You?</title>
    <link href="http://www.tips-q.com/1065474-would-nice-man-and-his-daughter-lie-you" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-23:/commentary/5354445</id>
    <updated>2009-06-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Tips-Q GLBT News</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
About the only thing that stands up to scrutiny is the fact that there is a hate crimes bill under consideration in the Senate and it is &quot;S.909. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tips-q.com/1065474-would-nice-man-and-his-daughter-lie-you&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title></title>
    <link href="http://www.citizenlink.org/content/A000010304.cfm" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-23:/commentary/5348802</id>
    <updated>2009-06-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Gather.com</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Senate bill S.909 (House bill HR1913) is a case in point. Known as the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009 (also as the Matthew Shepard ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.citizenlink.org/content/A000010304.cfm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Child molester's dream come true</title>
    <link href="http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&amp;amp;pageId=101773" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-22:/commentary/5325989</id>
    <updated>2009-06-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WND.com</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
A hate crimes bill (HR 1913 and S. 909), dubbed by critics the &quot;Pedophile Protection Act,&quot; has already passed the House and is up for vote in the Senate. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&amp;amp;pageId=101773&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-22:/commentary/5342269</id>
    <updated>2009-06-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>WorldNetDaily</name>
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Attorney General Eric Holder, who has publicly promoted the bill, S. 909, is listed as the only witness so far. The letter-writing effort was organized by ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&amp;amp;pageId=101814&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Child molester's dream come true</title>
    <link href="http://worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&amp;amp;pageId=101773" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-21:/commentary/5463443</id>
    <updated>2009-06-21T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WorldNetDaily</name>
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A hate crimes bill (HR 1913 and S. 909), dubbed by critics the &quot;Pedophile Protection Act,&quot; has already passed the House and is up for vote in the Senate. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&amp;amp;pageId=101773&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>&quot;Chastity Bono to become a man&quot; (and the President, all things to ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.renewamerica.com/columns/dahlgren/090620" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-20:/commentary/5312829</id>
    <updated>2009-06-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>RenewAmerica</name>
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The pro-homosexual, anti-faith bill, sponsored by Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA) and pushed hard by the Obama Administration, was until recently labeled S. 909 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.renewamerica.com/columns/dahlgren/090620&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Special rights for certain groups is un-American</title>
    <link href="http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20090619/OPINION/906190305/1050" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-19:/commentary/5358089</id>
    <updated>2009-06-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Statesman Journal</name>
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I would like to comment on the Hate Crimes Bill S.909 (HR 1913) that will soon be voted on in Congress. I would urge everyone to write their senators to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20090619/OPINION/906190305/1050&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Good News on the LGBT front! (and what you need to do to help)</title>
    <link href="http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/6/19/744503/-Good-News-on-the-LGBT-front!-(and-what-you-need-to-do-to-help)" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-19:/commentary/5302786</id>
    <updated>2009-06-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Daily Kos</name>
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... Act. The House passed their version of the bill in late April, but the Senate's version (S.909) is still sitting in the Committee on the Judiciary. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/6/19/744503/-Good-News-on-the-LGBT-front!-(and-what-you-need-to-do-to-help)&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Special rights for certain groups is un-American</title>
    <link href="http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20090619/OPINION/906190305/1046" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-19:/commentary/5301722</id>
    <updated>2009-06-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Salem Statesman-Journal</name>
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...would like to comment on the Hate Crimes Bill S.909 (HR 1913) that will soon be voted on in Congress. I would urge everyone to write their senators to vote against this bill. Because this bill does not define &quot;sexual orientation,&quot; every form of deviant &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20090619/OPINION/906190305/1046&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>&quot;PEDOPHILE PROTECTION ACT&quot;</title>
    <link href="http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977715114" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-18:/commentary/5294342</id>
    <updated>2009-06-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Gather.com</name>
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The pro-homosexual, anti-faith bill, sponsored by Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA) and pushed hard by the Obama Administration, was until recently labeled S. 909 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977715114&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Will Matthew Shepard Rest in Peace?</title>
    <link href="http://watchingthewatchers.org/article/18864/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-18:/commentary/5546372</id>
    <updated>2009-06-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Watching the Watchers.org</name>
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To contact your Senator today and urge passage of S. 909, visit http://tr.im/.... The protections this bill affords are long overdue. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://watchingthewatchers.org/article/18864/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Call Senators! Ped o philes given special protection under Hate ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.brookfieldnow.com/blogs/communityblogs/48536402.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-18:/commentary/5338782</id>
    <updated>2009-06-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Brookfield Elm Grove Now</name>
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The US Senate is to vote on S. 909 any time. We need to contact our 2 Senators about voting against it. Need talking points? Herb Kohl 202 224-5653 and Russ ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.brookfieldnow.com/blogs/communityblogs/48536402.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title></title>
    <link href="http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&amp;amp;pageId=101570" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-18:/commentary/5302784</id>
    <updated>2009-06-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WND.com</name>
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That's because the Senate Judiciary Committee posted on its website a notice that the proposal, pending as S. 909 after being approved 249-175 in the House, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&amp;amp;pageId=101570&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title></title>
    <link href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/16/AR2009061603518.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-18:/commentary/5291428</id>
    <updated>2009-06-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Brookfield Elm Grove Now</name>
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The US Senate is to vote on S. 909 any time. We need to contact our 2 Senators about voting against it. Need talking points? Herb Kohl 202 224-5653 and Russ ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/16/AR2009061603518.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Lawyer for censored Christians: Beware of 'hate crimes'</title>
    <link href="http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&amp;amp;pageId=101290" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-17:/commentary/5287172</id>
    <updated>2009-06-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Renew America</name>
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...thing to you.'&quot; The federal proposal was approved 249-175 in the U.S. House and now is pending in the Senate committee as S. 909. It is dubbed the &quot;Pedophile Protection Act&quot; by opponents who cited the efforts of U.S. House, Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, to a&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&amp;amp;pageId=101290&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title></title>
    <link href="http://www.examiner.com/x-1417-Gun-Rights-Examiner~y2009m6d16-What-could-hate-crime-bill-mean-for-gun-owners" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-16:/commentary/5522578</id>
    <updated>2009-06-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Examiner.com</name>
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Its Senate counterpart, S. 909, says &quot;This Act may be cited as the `Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act'.&quot; I understand the motivation among those ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.examiner.com/x-1417-Gun-Rights-Examiner~y2009m6d16-What-could-hate-crime-bill-mean-for-gun-owners&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Gains victory in PrideFest case, but warns of impact of federal law</title>
    <link href="http://worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&amp;amp;pageId=101290" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-16:/commentary/5275067</id>
    <updated>2009-06-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WorldNetDaily</name>
    </author>
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The federal proposal was approved 249-175 in the US House and now is pending in the Senate committee as S. 909. It is dubbed the &quot;Pedophile Protection Act&quot; ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&amp;amp;pageId=101290&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Hate crimes law may pass</title>
    <link href="http://www.adaeveningnews.com/local/local_story_166090944.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-15:/commentary/5302785</id>
    <updated>2009-06-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Ada Evening News</name>
    </author>
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to author S. 909, known as the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act. The act adds the categories of gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.adaeveningnews.com/local/local_story_166090944.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title></title>
    <link href="http://www.examiner.com/x-10853-Seattle-Humanist-Examiner~y2009m6d16-Christian-conservatives-oppose-hatecrimes-protection-for-gays-and-lesbians" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-15:/commentary/5274980</id>
    <updated>2009-06-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Ada Evening News</name>
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to author S. 909, known as the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act. The act adds the categories of gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.examiner.com/x-10853-Seattle-Humanist-Examiner~y2009m6d16-Christian-conservatives-oppose-hatecrimes-protection-for-gays-and-lesbians&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title></title>
    <link href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iU6vBvpIXcU0CtbyXVYulOkLQM_g" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-15:/commentary/5265911</id>
    <updated>2009-06-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Ada Evening News</name>
    </author>
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to author S. 909, known as the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act. The act adds the categories of gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iU6vBvpIXcU0CtbyXVYulOkLQM_g&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title></title>
    <link href="http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&amp;amp;pageId=100836" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-11:/commentary/5364953</id>
    <updated>2009-06-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WND.com</name>
    </author>
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His worry over S. 909, now pending in a US Senate committee, is shared by others. Before it was approved 249-175 in the US House, Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&amp;amp;pageId=100836&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title></title>
    <link href="http://worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&amp;amp;pageId=100836" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-11:/commentary/5283443</id>
    <updated>2009-06-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WorldNetDaily</name>
    </author>
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His worry over S. 909, now pending in a US Senate committee, is shared by others. Before it was approved 249-175 in the US House, Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&amp;amp;pageId=100836&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Democrats won't hold hate bill hearings</title>
    <link href="http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/11875" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-11:/commentary/5342270</id>
    <updated>2009-06-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Canada Free Press</name>
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Many concerned citizens assert that S. 909 is very dangerous legislation, poorly understood by Congress; it must be discussed in the open public forum of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/11875&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title></title>
    <link href="http://www.opposingviews.com/articles/opinion-stop-the-hate-crimes-bill-it-protects-pedophiles-r-1244738908" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-11:/commentary/5233270</id>
    <updated>2009-06-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Opposing Views</name>
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By Vision America , Restoring Christian Values - 7 Hours Ago The Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act, S.909, is currently being considered by ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opposingviews.com/articles/opinion-stop-the-hate-crimes-bill-it-protects-pedophiles-r-1244738908&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title></title>
    <link href="http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&amp;amp;pageId=100589" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-09:/commentary/5215036</id>
    <updated>2009-06-09T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WND.com</name>
    </author>
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Fighting S. 909, The Pedophile Protection Act. It's freedom of speech and freedom of religion that's at stake with S. 909 &#226;&#8364;&#8220; The Pedophile Protection Act. It ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&amp;amp;pageId=100589&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Activists mystified as to why approval is taking so long</title>
    <link href="http://worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&amp;amp;pageId=100514" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-08:/commentary/5211533</id>
    <updated>2009-06-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WorldNetDaily</name>
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For several weeks, the Senate companion bill, S. 909, has been sitting in committee without action. Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., told homosexual activists ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&amp;amp;pageId=100514&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title></title>
    <link href="http://www.shewired.com/Article.cfm?ID=23053" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-08:/commentary/5219941</id>
    <updated>2009-06-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WorldNetDaily</name>
    </author>
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For several weeks, the Senate companion bill, S. 909, has been sitting in committee without action. Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., told homosexual activists ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.shewired.com/Article.cfm?ID=23053&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title></title>
    <link href="http://worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&amp;amp;pageId=100589" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-08:/commentary/5330126</id>
    <updated>2009-06-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WorldNetDaily</name>
    </author>
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Fighting S. 909, The Pedophile Protection Act. It's freedom of speech and freedom of religion that's at stake with S. 909 &#226;&#8364;&#8220; The Pedophile Protection Act. It ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&amp;amp;pageId=100589&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>What The Heretical 2 Case Says About The Federal &#226;&#8364;&#339;Hate Crimes&#226;&#8364;* Bill</title>
    <link href="http://vdare.com/stix/090604_hate_crimes.htm" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-04:/commentary/5425490</id>
    <updated>2009-06-04T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>VDARE.com</name>
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... the &quot;Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act&quot; (LLEHCPA&#226;&#8364;&#8221;HR 1913/S. 909) which, if passed, will degrade civil liberties in America to the level ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://vdare.com/stix/090604_hate_crimes.htm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>HRF Urges Senate to Adopt Federal Hate Crime Law</title>
    <link href="http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2009/06/04-15" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-04:/commentary/5176295</id>
    <updated>2009-06-04T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Common Dreams (press release)</name>
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I write to express Human Rights First's strong support of the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act (S. 909). This important legislation will help to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2009/06/04-15&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Missing the Point on the Hate Crimes Bill</title>
    <link href="http://townhall.com/Columnists/ErikStanley/2009/06/03/missing_the_point_on_the_hate_crimes_bill" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-03:/commentary/5167837</id>
    <updated>2009-06-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Town Hall</name>
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... some questions about the impact of the Hate Crimes Bill, currently pending in the Senate as S.909...but perhaps they ought to check their facts. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://townhall.com/Columnists/ErikStanley/2009/06/03/missing_the_point_on_the_hate_crimes_bill&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>My Take - No reason to fear hate crimes bill</title>
    <link href="http://www.hollandsentinel.com/opinions/x1175998971/My-Take-No-reason-to-fear-hate-crimes-bill" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-02:/commentary/5160820</id>
    <updated>2009-06-02T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>HollandSentinel.com</name>
    </author>
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By Bruce Eckert After reading Bob Ashby's column Monday concerning S. 909, the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act, I was very alarmed. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hollandsentinel.com/opinions/x1175998971/My-Take-No-reason-to-fear-hate-crimes-bill&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>COLUMN - Why hate-crimes bill concerns conservatives</title>
    <link href="http://www.hollandsentinel.com/opinions/x726821602/COLUMN-Why-hate-crimes-bill-concerns-conservatives" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-31:/commentary/5149413</id>
    <updated>2009-05-31T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>HollandSentinel.com</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
In the words of S.909, a hate crime is an offense that involves &#226;&#8364;&#339;actual or perceived &#226;&#8364;&#166; sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hollandsentinel.com/opinions/x726821602/COLUMN-Why-hate-crimes-bill-concerns-conservatives&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Congress Should Repeal, Not Pass Hate Crimes Laws</title>
    <link href="http://www.postchronicle.com/commentary/article_212233949.shtml" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-29:/commentary/5233271</id>
    <updated>2009-05-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Post Chronicle</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The US Senate is preparing to vote any day on S. 909, a &quot;hate crimes&quot; bill that would grant special preferred government status to a select few citizens ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.postchronicle.com/commentary/article_212233949.shtml&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title></title>
    <link href="http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&amp;amp;pageId=99317" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-27:/commentary/5120275</id>
    <updated>2009-05-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>renewamerica.us</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The US Senate is preparing to vote any day on S. 909, a &quot;hate crimes&quot; bill that would grant special preferred government status to a select few citizens ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&amp;amp;pageId=99317&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title></title>
    <link href="http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&amp;amp;pageId=97460" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-27:/commentary/5116430</id>
    <updated>2009-05-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>renewamerica.us</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The US Senate is preparing to vote any day on S. 909, a &quot;hate crimes&quot; bill that would grant special preferred government status to a select few citizens ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&amp;amp;pageId=97460&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Congress should repeal, not pass, hate crimes laws</title>
    <link href="http://www.renewamerica.us/columns/mbarber/090527" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-27:/commentary/5143511</id>
    <updated>2009-05-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>renewamerica.us</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The US Senate is preparing to vote any day on S. 909, a &quot;hate crimes&quot; bill that would grant special preferred government status to a select few citizens ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.renewamerica.us/columns/mbarber/090527&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title></title>
    <link href="http://worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&amp;amp;pageId=99317" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-27:/commentary/5129422</id>
    <updated>2009-05-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>renewamerica.us</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The US Senate is preparing to vote any day on S. 909, a &quot;hate crimes&quot; bill that would grant special preferred government status to a select few citizens ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&amp;amp;pageId=99317&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>'Is the Christian Church in America Being Forced Underground?'</title>
    <link href="http://newsbyus.com/index.php/article/2592" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-27:/commentary/5116431</id>
    <updated>2009-05-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>NewsByUs</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The act has already been approved in the US House of Representatives as HR 1913 and is sitting in the queue and waiting in the Senate as S. 909. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://newsbyus.com/index.php/article/2592&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>'Is the Christian Church in America Being Forced Underground?'</title>
    <link href="http://americandaily.com/index.php/article/1405" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-26:/commentary/5106777</id>
    <updated>2009-05-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>American Daily</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The act has already been approved in the US House of Representatives as HR 1913 and is sitting in the queue and waiting in the Senate as S. 909. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://americandaily.com/index.php/article/1405&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Stand up and fight &#226;&#8364;&#8220; the time is now</title>
    <link href="http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&amp;amp;pageId=99172" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-26:/commentary/5102846</id>
    <updated>2009-05-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WND.com</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
This thing not only criminalizes speech against the homosexual agenda, S. 909, was dubbed the &quot;Pedophile Protection Act&quot; because the House rejected an ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&amp;amp;pageId=99172&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title></title>
    <link href="http://worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&amp;amp;pageId=99172" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-25:/commentary/5227716</id>
    <updated>2009-05-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WorldNetDaily</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
This thing not only criminalizes speech against the homosexual agenda, S. 909, was dubbed the &quot;Pedophile Protection Act&quot; because the House rejected an ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&amp;amp;pageId=99172&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>BARBER: These laws should go</title>
    <link href="http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/may/26/these-laws-should-go/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-25:/commentary/5100562</id>
    <updated>2009-05-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Washington Times</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The US Senate is preparing to vote any day on S. 909, a &quot;hate crimes&quot; bill that would grant special preferred government status to a select few citizens ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/may/26/these-laws-should-go/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Hate Crimes and the Sedition Act of 2009</title>
    <link href="http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/hate_crimes_and_the_sedition_a.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-24:/commentary/5089853</id>
    <updated>2009-05-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>American Thinker</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
By John Griffing HR 1913, The Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act, and its companion bill S. 909, the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/hate_crimes_and_the_sedition_a.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Unprecedented campaign stalls action by upper house</title>
    <link href="http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&amp;amp;pageId=99108" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-24:/commentary/5094012</id>
    <updated>2009-05-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WND.com</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
An analysis by Shawn D. Akers, policy analyst with Liberty Counsel, said the proposal, formally known as HR 1913 in the House and S. 909 in the Senate, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&amp;amp;pageId=99108&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title></title>
    <link href="http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&amp;amp;pageId=98934" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-23:/commentary/5076679</id>
    <updated>2009-05-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WND.com</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
A hearing on the act, already approved by the US House as HR 1913 and pending in the Senate as S. 909, is expected in the Senate Judiciary Committee soon. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&amp;amp;pageId=98934&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Homeless Haven offers thank you</title>
    <link href="http://www.wiscnews.com/bnr/opinion/452307" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-22:/commentary/5076678</id>
    <updated>2009-05-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Baraboo News Republic</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The second piece of legislation that attacks Christian faith is the so-called &quot;hate speech&quot; rule (HR 1913/S. 909). Under this proposed law, cloaked in the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wiscnews.com/bnr/opinion/452307&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Barber: Repeal All &quot;Hate Crimes&quot; Laws</title>
    <link href="http://www.postchronicle.com/commentary/article_212232429.shtml" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-22:/commentary/5073911</id>
    <updated>2009-05-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Post Chronicle</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
by Press Release Lynchburg, VA - The US Senate is preparing to vote any day on S. 909, a bill that would grant specially preferred government status to a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.postchronicle.com/commentary/article_212232429.shtml&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title></title>
    <link href="http://www.onenewsnow.com/Perspectives/Default.aspx?id=538014" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-21:/commentary/5066206</id>
    <updated>2009-05-21T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>OneNewsNow</name>
    </author>
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I believe that Dobson has wrongly declared that the fight against the so-called &quot;hate crimes&quot; bill -- S. 909, the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.onenewsnow.com/Perspectives/Default.aspx?id=538014&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Repeal All 'Hate Crimes&#226;&#8364;* Laws</title>
    <link href="http://americandaily.com/index.php/article/1387" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-21:/commentary/5251435</id>
    <updated>2009-05-21T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>American Daily</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Lynchburg, VA - The US Senate is preparing to vote any day on S. 909, a bill that would grant specially preferred government status to a select few citizens ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://americandaily.com/index.php/article/1387&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The &#226;&#8364;&#339;Christian&#226;&#8364;* Right's still wrong and singing the same old song ...</title>
    <link href="http://onlinejournal.com/artman/publish/article_4722.shtml" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-21:/commentary/5066271</id>
    <updated>2009-05-21T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Online Journal</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The Senate refused to define what is meant by sexual orientation in S. 909, the &#226;&#8364;&#339;Hate Crimes&#226;&#8364;* bill. This means that the 30 different sexual orientations ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onlinejournal.com/artman/publish/article_4722.shtml&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title></title>
    <link href="http://worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&amp;amp;pageId=98688" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-21:/commentary/5066207</id>
    <updated>2009-05-21T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WorldNetDaily</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
S. 909, the &quot;hate crime&quot; bill, is called the Matthew Shepard Act. In 1997, just before Matthew Shepard was murdered, the homosexual Washington Blade ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&amp;amp;pageId=98688&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>LGBT Lies About Sexual Orientation And Gender Identity</title>
    <link href="http://www.rightsidenews.com/200905214847/culture-wars/lgbt-lies-about-sexual-orientation-and-gender-identity.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-21:/commentary/5066205</id>
    <updated>2009-05-21T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Right Side News</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Transgender activists want &quot;gender identity&quot; included as a protected class in the so-called hate crime bills, HR 1913 or S. 909 because they want their ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.rightsidenews.com/200905214847/culture-wars/lgbt-lies-about-sexual-orientation-and-gender-identity.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title></title>
    <link href="http://www.opposingviews.com/articles/opinion-congress-should-be-repealing-not-passing-hate-crime-laws-r-1242929460" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-21:/commentary/5066203</id>
    <updated>2009-05-21T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Opposing Views</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
By frontpage Magazine - 14 Seconds Ago By J. Matt Barber The US Senate is preparing to vote any day on S. 909, a bill that would grant specially preferred ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opposingviews.com/articles/opinion-congress-should-be-repealing-not-passing-hate-crime-laws-r-1242929460&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Outlawing our opinion</title>
    <link href="http://www.peoplesdefender.com/main.asp?SectionID=3&amp;amp;SubSectionID=3&amp;amp;ArticleID=129592&amp;amp;TM=56396.64" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-20:/commentary/5176297</id>
    <updated>2009-05-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The People&amp;#39;s Defender</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
For example, presently bill S. 909 is on the fast track through the Senate, poised under the guise of the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.peoplesdefender.com/main.asp?SectionID=3&amp;amp;SubSectionID=3&amp;amp;ArticleID=129592&amp;amp;TM=56396.64&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title></title>
    <link href="http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&amp;amp;pageId=98688" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-20:/commentary/5183794</id>
    <updated>2009-05-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WND.com</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
S. 909, the &quot;hate crime&quot; bill, is called the Matthew Shepard Act. In 1997, just before Matthew Shepard was murdered, the homosexual Washington Blade ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&amp;amp;pageId=98688&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>More on Stop Senate bill 909--Hate Crimes Bill criminalizing teaching</title>
    <link href="http://www.examiner.com/x-5155-Portland-Christian-Examiner~y2009m5d20-More-on-Stop-Senate-bill-909Hate-Crimes-Bill-criminalizing-teaching" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-20:/commentary/5073912</id>
    <updated>2009-05-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Examiner.com</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act (S. 909) is the Senate version of a bill that passed the House in April. A cornerstone of the &#226;&#8364;&#339;gay&#226;&#8364;* political ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.examiner.com/x-5155-Portland-Christian-Examiner~y2009m5d20-More-on-Stop-Senate-bill-909Hate-Crimes-Bill-criminalizing-teaching&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Outlawing Opinion</title>
    <link href="http://thebulletin.us/articles/2009/05/20/commentary/op-eds/doc4a13ea4ce739c239910649.txt" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-20:/commentary/5054568</id>
    <updated>2009-05-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Philadelphia Bulletin</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
For example, presently bill S. 909 is on the fast track through the Senate, poised under the guise of the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thebulletin.us/articles/2009/05/20/commentary/op-eds/doc4a13ea4ce739c239910649.txt&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Chuck Norris Against Hate Crime Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid84890.asp" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-20:/commentary/5054567</id>
    <updated>2009-05-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Advocate.com</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
&quot;For example, presently bill S. 909 is on the fast track through the Senate, poised under the guise of the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid84890.asp&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title></title>
    <link href="http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/11268" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-20:/commentary/5066204</id>
    <updated>2009-05-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Canada Free Press</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
By Matt Barber Wednesday, May 20, 2009 Lynchburg, VA &#226;&#8364;&#8220; The US Senate is preparing to vote any day on S. 909, a bill that would grant specially preferred ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/11268&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Thoughts From the Interface of Science, Religion, Law and Culture</title>
    <link href="http://scienceblogs.com/dispatches/2009/05/christian_revolution_to_rewrit.php?utm_source=sbhomepage&amp;amp;utm_medium=link&amp;amp;utm_content=channellink" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-20:/commentary/5054566</id>
    <updated>2009-05-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>ScienceBlogs</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Michael Marcavage, Director, Repent America &quot;S.909 will make illegal every word in the Bible describing homosexual sodomy. It will legitimize sin and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://scienceblogs.com/dispatches/2009/05/christian_revolution_to_rewrit.php?utm_source=sbhomepage&amp;amp;utm_medium=link&amp;amp;utm_content=channellink&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Chuck Norris' facts on hate crimes bill are missing in action</title>
    <link href="http://mediamatters.org/research/200905200005?f=h_top" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-20:/commentary/5106778</id>
    <updated>2009-05-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Media Matters for America</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
For example, presently bill S. 909 is on the fast track through the Senate, poised under the guise of the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mediamatters.org/research/200905200005?f=h_top&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Love enough to hate</title>
    <link href="http://worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&amp;amp;pageId=98547" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-19:/commentary/5041765</id>
    <updated>2009-05-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WorldNetDaily</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The underlying issue behind HR 1913/S. 909 is simple. Hate crimes legislation, which assigns different levels of punishment for the same crime, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&amp;amp;pageId=98547&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title></title>
    <link href="http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&amp;amp;pageId=98588" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-19:/commentary/5046851</id>
    <updated>2009-05-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WND.com</name>
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A hearing on the act, already approved by the US House as HR 1913 and pending in the Senate as S. 909, is expected in the Senate Judiciary Committee soon. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&amp;amp;pageId=98588&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title></title>
    <link href="http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&amp;amp;pageId=98568" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-18:/commentary/5283444</id>
    <updated>2009-05-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WND.com</name>
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&quot;I am writing to urge you to do all in your power to oppose passage of S.909, also known as 'The Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act.' &quot;Passage ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&amp;amp;pageId=98568&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Outlawing Opinion</title>
    <link href="http://townhall.com/columnists/ChuckNorris/2009/05/19/outlawing_opinion" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-18:/commentary/5041764</id>
    <updated>2009-05-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Town Hall</name>
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For example, presently bill S. 909 is on the fast track through the Senate, poised under the guise of the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://townhall.com/columnists/ChuckNorris/2009/05/19/outlawing_opinion&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title></title>
    <link href="http://www.tips-q.com/933644-liars-and-fools" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-18:/commentary/5167841</id>
    <updated>2009-05-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Tips-Q GLBT News</name>
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S.909 will make illegal every word in the Bible describing homosexual sodomy. It will legitimize sin and prepare the way for censorship of the Gospel of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tips-q.com/933644-liars-and-fools&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Love enough to hate</title>
    <link href="http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&amp;amp;pageId=98547" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-18:/commentary/5167839</id>
    <updated>2009-05-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WND.com</name>
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The underlying issue behind HR 1913/S. 909 is simple. Hate crimes legislation, which assigns different levels of punishment for the same crime, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&amp;amp;pageId=98547&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Young: Shouldn't all of our fellow Americans have the right to be free from fear?</title>
    <link href="http://www.statesman.com/opinion/content/editorial/stories/05/17/0517young_edit.html?cxtype=rss&amp;amp;cxsvc=7&amp;amp;cxcat=45" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-17:/commentary/5026334</id>
    <updated>2009-05-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Austin American-Statesman</name>
    </author>
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...us know if any of your First Amendment rights are stripped in the process by homeland security. 	 	  The bill in question, S.909, certainly wouldn't do that, unless you decided to take a mighty rod to some people with gender-identity issues to instill t&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.statesman.com/opinion/content/editorial/stories/05/17/0517young_edit.html?cxtype=rss&amp;amp;cxsvc=7&amp;amp;cxcat=45&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Twisted Logic, Twisted People, and the Same Old Gay-Bashing Song ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.atlanticfreepress.com/news/1/9581-twisted-logic-twisted-people-and-the-same-old-gay-bashing-song-part-ii.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-17:/commentary/5036496</id>
    <updated>2009-05-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Atlantic Free Press</name>
    </author>
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The Senate refused to define what is meant by sexual orientation in S. 909, the &#226;&#8364;&#339;Hate Crimes&#226;&#8364;* bill. This means that the 30 different sexual orientations ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.atlanticfreepress.com/news/1/9581-twisted-logic-twisted-people-and-the-same-old-gay-bashing-song-part-ii.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Young: Shouldn't all of our fellow Americans have the right to be ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.statesman.com/opinion/content/editorial/stories/05/17/0517young_edit.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-16:/commentary/5032117</id>
    <updated>2009-05-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Austin American-Statesman</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The bill in question, S.909, certainly wouldn't do that, unless you decided to take a mighty rod to some people with gender-identity issues to instill the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.statesman.com/opinion/content/editorial/stories/05/17/0517young_edit.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Barber Commends Leading &quot;Gay&quot; Activist For Admitting &quot;Hate Crimes ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.postchronicle.com/commentary/article_212230813.shtml" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-15:/commentary/5167838</id>
    <updated>2009-05-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Post Chronicle</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Sullivan's admission that S. 909 is both a 'symbolic' and 'meaningless&#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172;&#194;&#166;money-making tool' devised by the extremist homosexual lobby is both refreshing and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.postchronicle.com/commentary/article_212230813.shtml&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title></title>
    <link href="http://worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&amp;amp;pageId=98207" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-15:/commentary/5167840</id>
    <updated>2009-05-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WorldNetDaily</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
... already approved by the US House as HR 1913 and pending in the Senate as S. 909, is expected in the Senate Judiciary Committee soon. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&amp;amp;pageId=98207&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title></title>
    <link href="http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&amp;amp;pageId=98207" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-15:/commentary/5054569</id>
    <updated>2009-05-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WND.com</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
... already approved by the US House as HR 1913 and pending in the Senate as S. 909, is expected in the Senate Judiciary Committee soon. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&amp;amp;pageId=98207&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>EE.UU.: fuerte rechazo a una ley que proteger&#195;&#173;a a los ped&#195;&#179;filos</title>
    <link href="http://www.adnmundo.com/contenidos/actualidad/eeuu_proyecto_ley_proteccion_pedofilos_rechazo_cartas_ac_150509.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-15:/commentary/5012486</id>
    <updated>2009-05-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>ADN Mundo</name>
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&#226;&#8364;&#339;Escribo para pedirte que hagas todo en tu poder para oponer la S.909, tambi&#195;&#169;n conocida como &#226;&#8364;&#339;El acto de prevenci&#195;&#179;n de delito de odio de la vigilancia local ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.adnmundo.com/contenidos/actualidad/eeuu_proyecto_ley_proteccion_pedofilos_rechazo_cartas_ac_150509.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Trump is still a cad in the 'hate' parade</title>
    <link href="http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&amp;amp;pageId=98101" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-15:/commentary/5005179</id>
    <updated>2009-05-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WND.com</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
HR 1913 already passed the House and the Senate Judiciary Committee and awaits a full Senate vote on S. 909. President Obama has pledged to sign it. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&amp;amp;pageId=98101&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title></title>
    <link href="http://www.examiner.com/x-2942-Baltimore-Evangelical-Examiner~y2009m5d14-Hate-crimes-bill-A-Christian-look" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-14:/commentary/5000904</id>
    <updated>2009-05-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Examiner.com</name>
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S.909, Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act, has been a topic of much controversy, especially, over the last several weeks. Should a particular group ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.examiner.com/x-2942-Baltimore-Evangelical-Examiner~y2009m5d14-Hate-crimes-bill-A-Christian-look&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Left-leaning evangelicals misleading young Christians</title>
    <link href="http://www.onenewsnow.com/Church/Default.aspx?id=528198" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-14:/commentary/5000906</id>
    <updated>2009-05-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>OneNewsNow</name>
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Pastor Hunter says he &quot;strongly endorse[s]&quot; S. 909* because it &quot;protects both the rights of conservative religious people to voice passionately their ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.onenewsnow.com/Church/Default.aspx?id=528198&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title></title>
    <link href="http://www.onenewsnow.com/Perspectives/Default.aspx?id=529674" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-14:/commentary/5000905</id>
    <updated>2009-05-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>OneNewsNow</name>
    </author>
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The second piece of legislation that attacks Christian faith is the so-called &quot;hate speech&quot; rule (HR 1913 / S. 909). Under this proposed law, cloaked in the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.onenewsnow.com/Perspectives/Default.aspx?id=529674&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>John Young: When I say 'hate crime,' you say . . .</title>
    <link href="http://www.wacotrib.com/opin/content/news/opinion/stories/2009/05/14/05142009wacyoung.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-14:/commentary/5000903</id>
    <updated>2009-05-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Waco Tribune Herald</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The bill in question, S.909, certainly wouldn't do that, unless you decided to take a mighty rod to some people with gender-identity issues to instill the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wacotrib.com/opin/content/news/opinion/stories/2009/05/14/05142009wacyoung.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title></title>
    <link href="http://worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&amp;amp;pageId=98105" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-14:/commentary/5249785</id>
    <updated>2009-05-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WorldNetDaily</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
A hearing on the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act, already approved by the US House as HR 1913 and pending in the Senate as S. 909, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&amp;amp;pageId=98105&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title></title>
    <link href="http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&amp;amp;pageId=98193" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-14:/commentary/5012483</id>
    <updated>2009-05-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WND.com</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
There is a bill on the fast track in the US Senate (S. 909) that would not only criminalize free speech but provide elevated protection to pedophiles. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&amp;amp;pageId=98193&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>John Young: When I say 'hate crime,' you say . . .</title>
    <link href="http://www.wacotrib.com/news/content/news/opinion/stories/2009/05/14/05142009wacyoung.html?cxtype=rss&amp;amp;cxsvc=7&amp;amp;cxcat=12" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-14:/commentary/5000050</id>
    <updated>2009-05-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Waco Tribune-Herald</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
...Let us know if any of your First Amendment rights are stripped in the process by homeland security. The bill in question, S.909, certainly wouldn&#8217;t do that, unless you decided to take a mighty rod to some people with gender-identity issues to instill &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wacotrib.com/news/content/news/opinion/stories/2009/05/14/05142009wacyoung.html?cxtype=rss&amp;amp;cxsvc=7&amp;amp;cxcat=12&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title></title>
    <link href="http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/11094" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-14:/commentary/5005178</id>
    <updated>2009-05-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Canada Free Press</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Sullivan's admission that S. 909 is both a 'symbolic' and 'meaningless&#226;&#8364;&#166;money-making tool' devised by the extremist homosexual lobby is both refreshing and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/11094&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title></title>
    <link href="http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&amp;amp;pageId=98105" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-14:/commentary/5005177</id>
    <updated>2009-05-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WND.com</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
There is a bill on the fast track in the US Senate (S. 909) that would not only criminalize free speech but provide elevated protection to pedophiles. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&amp;amp;pageId=98105&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>S. 909 Pedophile Protection Act</title>
    <link href="http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/11019" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-12:/commentary/4986518</id>
    <updated>2009-05-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Canada Free Press</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
... of morality in America, under this sinister bill that accompanies HR 1913 (Hate Crimes Bill), S. 909 will give heightened protection to pedophiles. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/11019&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Warns 'anything you imagine' coming under 'Pedophile Protection Act'</title>
    <link href="http://worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&amp;amp;pageId=97957" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-12:/commentary/5012485</id>
    <updated>2009-05-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WorldNetDaily</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
A hearing on the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act, already approved by the US House as HR 1913 and pending in the Senate as S. 909, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&amp;amp;pageId=97957&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Truth is Hate to Those Who Hate the Truth</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-12:/commentary/4987027</id>
    <updated>2009-05-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Christian News Wire (press release)</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
S.909 promotes governmental hatred towards God, saving faith, family, and freedom and makes the church of Jesus Christ guilty as heaven and sexual deviants ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.earnedmedia.org/osa0513.htm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title></title>
    <link href="http://www.queerty.com/does-the-matthew-shepard-act-accomplish-absolutely-nothing-20090512/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-11:/commentary/4986561</id>
    <updated>2009-05-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>OpEdNews</name>
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Call and Write US Senators today and demand that they support and vote for S.909. The Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Act. Please forward this to all your ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.queerty.com/does-the-matthew-shepard-act-accomplish-absolutely-nothing-20090512/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Family advocate cites danger of 'Pedophile Protection Act'</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-11:/commentary/4979399</id>
    <updated>2009-05-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WorldNetDaily</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
A hearing on the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act, already approved by the US House as HR 1913 and pending in the Senate as S. 909, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&amp;amp;pageId=97828&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Take Action: Fight Right Wing Lies About Matthew Shepard Hate ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-11:/commentary/4979299</id>
    <updated>2009-05-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>OpEdNews</name>
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Call and Write US Senators today and demand that they support and vote for S.909. The Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Act. Please forward this to all your ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opednews.com/populum/diarypage.php?did=13146&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>&#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172;&#203;&#339;Hate Crimes&#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172;&#226;&#8222;&#162; bill full of swill&#195;&#8218; &#195;&#8218;</title>
    <link href="http://www.circlevilleherald.com/articles/2009/05/11/opinion/doc4a0822419339c803818369.txt" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-11:/commentary/4979298</id>
    <updated>2009-05-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
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Senate sponsors and liberal activist proponents of the federal &#226;&#8364;&#339;hate crimes&#226;&#8364;* bill, S. 909, have been caught in a series of bald-faced lies. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.circlevilleherald.com/articles/2009/05/11/opinion/doc4a0822419339c803818369.txt&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Of bakeries, burglars and Congress' bad bills</title>
    <link href="http://worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&amp;amp;pageId=97686" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-11:/commentary/4977890</id>
    <updated>2009-05-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WorldNetDaily</name>
    </author>
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... founders' America is by joining the several hundred thousand Americans who have already voiced their opposition of the passage of S. 909 in the Senate, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&amp;amp;pageId=97686&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-10:/commentary/4972093</id>
    <updated>2009-05-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WorldNetDaily</name>
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... said the proposal, formally known as HR 1913, the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act bill in the House and S. 909 in the Senate, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&amp;amp;pageId=97676&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-10:/commentary/5143512</id>
    <updated>2009-05-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
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... founders' America is by joining the several hundred thousand Americans who have already voiced their opposition of the passage of S. 909 in the Senate, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&amp;amp;pageId=97686&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2009-05-09T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WorldNetDaily</name>
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... said the proposal, formally known as HR 1913, the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act bill in the House and S. 909 in the Senate, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&amp;amp;pageId=97503&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2009-05-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
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... said the proposal, formally known as HR 1913, the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act bill in the House and S. 909 in the Senate, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&amp;amp;pageId=97503&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Here We Ago Again: Ridiculous 'Hate Crime' Legislation</title>
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    <author>
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The &quot;Findings&quot; section in the legislation, which is used to justify passage of the S. 909, uses the same ridiculous claims that have been used for years. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.rightsidenews.com/200905084690/culture-wars/here-we-ago-again-ridiculous-hate-crime-legislation.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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But not to worry: something tells us that Matt is not going to lose this bet concerning the preposterous &#226;&#8364;&#339;findings&#226;&#8364;* of Senate &#226;&#8364;&#339;hate crimes&#226;&#8364;* bill, S. 909. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tips-q.com/902591-ny-times-apologist-gay-issues&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Senate sponsors and liberal activist proponents of the federal &#226;&#8364;&#339;hate crimes&#226;&#8364;* bill, S. 909, have been caught in a series of bald-faced lies. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://americandaily.com/index.php/article/1289&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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But not to worry: something tells us that Matt is not going to lose this bet concerning the preposterous &#226;&#8364;&#339;findings&#226;&#8364;* of Senate &#226;&#8364;&#339;hate crimes&#226;&#8364;* bill, S. 909. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tips-q.com/923567-adf-slapp-seeking-injunction-and-cash-back-bash-back&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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But not to worry: something tells us that Matt is not going to lose this bet concerning the preposterous &#226;&#8364;&#339;findings&#226;&#8364;* of Senate &#226;&#8364;&#339;hate crimes&#226;&#8364;* bill, S. 909. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tips-q.com/933645-statement-friends-family-rodger-mcfarlane-his-death&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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But not to worry: something tells us that Matt is not going to lose this bet concerning the preposterous &#226;&#8364;&#339;findings&#226;&#8364;* of Senate &#226;&#8364;&#339;hate crimes&#226;&#8364;* bill, S. 909. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tips-q.com/937182-nh-if-all-goes-planned&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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By J. Matt Barber Senate sponsors and liberal activist proponents of the federal &#226;&#8364;&#339;hate crimes&#226;&#8364;* bill, S. 909, have been caught in a series of bald-faced lies ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cnsnews.com/public/checker.aspx?rsrcID=47810&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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By J. Matt Barber Senate sponsors and liberal activist proponents of the federal &quot;hate crimes&quot; bill, S. 909, have been caught in a series of bald-faced lies ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.renewamerica.us/columns/mbarber/090507&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2009-05-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
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    </author>
    <content type="html">
But not to worry: something tells us that Matt is not going to lose this bet concerning the preposterous &#226;&#8364;&#339;findings&#226;&#8364;* of Senate &#226;&#8364;&#339;hate crimes&#226;&#8364;* bill, S. 909. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tips-q.com/902775-randy-thomassons-continuing-nonsensical-bigotry&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <author>
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You're not going to believe what they're saying about the Matthew Shepard Act, S.909. Yesterday, far right groups launched their latest attacks: action ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://laist.com/2009/05/07/movie_review_outrage.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-07:/commentary/4949578</id>
    <updated>2009-05-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
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    </author>
    <content type="html">
But not to worry: something tells us that Matt is not going to lose this bet concerning the preposterous &#226;&#8364;&#339;findings&#226;&#8364;* of Senate &#226;&#8364;&#339;hate crimes&#226;&#8364;* bill, S. 909. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tips-q.com/news/right/903223-barber-hate-crimes-bill-full-swill&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-07:/commentary/4944803</id>
    <updated>2009-05-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
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    <content type="html">
...the fate of this bill.&#8221;  The body of the letter says:  &#8220;I am writing to urge you to do all in your power to oppose passage of S.909, also known as &#8216;The Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act.&#8217; &#8220;Passage of this bill by the U.S. Senate&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://feeds.foxnews.com/~r/blogs/Gretawire/~3/5Ye70wkXv3Q/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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But not to worry: something tells us that Matt is not going to lose this bet concerning the preposterous &#226;&#8364;&#339;findings&#226;&#8364;* of Senate &#226;&#8364;&#339;hate crimes&#226;&#8364;* bill, S. 909. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tips-q.com/915843-jennifer-finney-boylan-my-marriage-gay&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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But not to worry: something tells us that Matt is not going to lose this bet concerning the preposterous &#226;&#8364;&#339;findings&#226;&#8364;* of Senate &#226;&#8364;&#339;hate crimes&#226;&#8364;* bill, S. 909. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tips-q.com/913244-afa-labels-david-barton-history-scholar&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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&quot;I am writing to urge you to do all in your power to oppose passage of S.909, also known as 'The Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act.' &quot;Passage ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&amp;amp;pageId=97238&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <content type="html">
WND columnist Janet Porter, who also heads the Faith2Action Christian ministry, today cited S. 909, dubbed the &#226;&#8364;&#339;Pedophile Protection Act,&#226;&#8364;* ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tips-q.com/news/right/897959-hate-crime-protection-pedophiles-no-protection-military&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Ted Kennedy, D-Mass., introduced the so-called hate-crimes bill &#226;&#8364;&#8221; S.909 &#226;&#8364;&#8221; last week. The US House has already passed similar legislation. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.citizenlink.org/content/A000009957.cfm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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&quot;I am writing to urge you to do all in your power to oppose passage of S.909, also known as 'The Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act.' &quot;Passage ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&amp;amp;pageId=97149&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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The bill was introduced on April 28 in the US Senate as S. 909. Violating equal justice under the law, the bill adds &quot;sexual orientation&quot; to a list of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.onenewsnow.com/Culture/Default.aspx?id=513142&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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The bill was introduced on April 28 in the US Senate as S. 909. Violating equal justice under the law, the bill adds &quot;sexual orientation&quot; to a list of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gaywired.com/Article.cfm?ID=22612&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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The bill was introduced on April 28 in the US Senate as S. 909. Violating equal justice under the law, the bill adds &quot;sexual orientation&quot; to a list of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ebar.com/news/article.php?sec=news&amp;amp;article=3910&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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The bill was introduced on April 28 in the US Senate as S. 909. Violating equal justice under the law, the bill adds &quot;sexual orientation&quot; to a list of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&amp;amp;pageId=97095&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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