1.   It would give prosecutors more leeway in bringing hate crime charges.

2.   The suspect currently is facing federal hate crime charges.

3.   U.S. Attorney Michael Bradford in Beaumont said Monday that federal prosecutors may await the outcome of state prosecution before deciding whether to file federal hate crime charges.

4.   Police were still investigating, and had yet to determine whether to add hate crimes charges.

5.   Green Bay Police did not recommend a hate crime charge against Foss and his accomplice Daniel Chipman, said Chief James Lewis.

6.   He said federal hate charges could be filed only because the slaying took place on a public street, rather than on private property.

7.   The bill would expand the list of hate crimes and give federal prosecutors more leeway in bringing hate crime charges.

8.   Three white men were arrested on hate crime charges after they allegedly assaulted a black man, authorities said.