61.   But Clinton scheduled an event Wednesday to press for passage in the House of a hate crimes bill already approved in the Senate.

62.   But Ellis and others have been trying for the last five legislative sessions to pass a bill that does specify groups who might be targets of hate crimes.

63.   But he contended that hate crimes on campus have to be reported for law enforcement to help battle the problem.

64.   But Crocker, who dealt with a racially-motivated murder in a previous command, believes in taking every precaution against hate crimes.

65.   But in a state where hate crimes had been rare, a small minority of residents appear to have interpreted the attacks as a green light for more.

66.   But hate crimes are never completely random since victims are chosen for a reason.

67.   But investigators first considered it an act of terrorism and not a hate crime.

68.   But investigators and experts concede that documentation of hate crimes is so new and can vary so much that no broad trends can be identified from the available data.

69.   But Lehrer did the next best thing by asking Bush and Gore about hate crimes.

70.   But like Hooks, many people here are not inclined to believe that the pulled-down shorts are evidence of a premeditated hate crime.