1.   And later, during a speech in Buffalo, he criticized the two Republican candidates for opposing health care reforms and hate crime legislation backed by Democrats in Congress.

2.   And this is the conundrum at the heart of federal hate crimes legislation.

3.   At a press conference to announce the crackdown, Reno also described details of proposed new environmental crimes legislation she has sent to Congress.

4.   Both also said they would work with Congress to enact strong hate crimes legislation to protect gays and lesbians.

5.   Both Gore and Bradley also support hate crimes legislation, another important issue among gay and lesbian voters.

6.   -- Support federal hate crime legislation that would require states to report hate crimes against gays and lesbians.

7.   Bush spokeswoman Linda Edwards said that the governor has not decided whether he would sign the hate crime legislation despite his comments about the sexual orientation provision.

8.   Bush declined to support hate crimes legislation despite a request from the family of Byrd, who was killed by three white men.

9.   But he said initiatives such as after-school programs should be included in education bills, not crime legislation.

10.   But he was waylaid by the need to lobby for crime legislation.