51.   There are many good reasons not to support hate crime legislation.

52.   This newspaper has questioned the wisdom of much new crime legislation that makes a federal case out of local muggings.

53.   While there is federal hate crimes legislation, it only covers race, color, religion, and national origin.

54.   Why else would we even need hate crimes legislation?

55.   Wilson praised the crime victims for their efforts to fight for tougher crime legislation.

56.   Pataki said he was happy Senate Republicans had relented and decided to consider bias crime legislation.

57.   A spokeswoman for the governor would say only that Perry planned to announce his intentions regarding the hate crime legislation Friday afternoon.

58.   A spokeswoman for the governor would say only that Perry plans to announce his intentions regarding the hate crime legislation this afternoon.

59.   Abandoning their longstanding opposition to so-called hate crimes legislation, Senate Republicans allowed the chamber to vote on a measure proposed by fellow Republican Gov. George Pataki.

60.   After a heated debate Monday, Republicans blocked a Democratic attempt to force the hate crimes legislation passed by the Assembly onto the floor of the Senate.