31.   The hate crimes bill tops the agenda of the Human Rights Campaign, a gay rights lobby.

32.   The governor indicated in an interview with the Houston Chronicle in January that he opposed a hate crimes bill that offered specific protections for homosexuals.

33.   The most obvious and dangerous gaffe Bush made in that debate, but not the only one, concerned the question of his support for a hate crime bill.

34.   The Senate passed the hate crimes bill two weeks ago.

35.   Vandalism in which white swastikas were sprayed on a prominent African-American church prompted an emotional outpouring Thursday in the Texas Senate over the fate of a hate crimes bill.

36.   Which is why legislators have revived the much-discussed hate crimes bill.

37.   President Clinton raised hopes Thursday for supporters of a hate crimes bill by mentioning the stalled measure in a veto threat to Republicans.

38.   Daschle said Democrats may make a motion to proceed to consider a hate crimes bill on the Senate floor.

39.   Hillary Rodham Clinton had no better luck than her expected opponent for the U.S. Senate in urging state Senate Republican Senators to pass a hate crimes bill.

40.   Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle, D-S.D., said Democrats may make a motion to consider a hate crimes bill on the Senate floor.