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

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

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

6.   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.

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

8.   Clinton criticized Bush at a New York fund-raiser for his positions on abortion, hate crimes legislation and tax cuts.

9.   Gore said Bush had blocked hate crimes legislation and he asserted that the governor presides over a state that ranks last in health insurance for families.

10.   George W. Bush was criticized as a presidential candidate for not pushing hate crimes legislation, and his administration has come under similar criticism.