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Murder charge filed in Puerto Rico teen slaying
Nov 18th, 2009 - AOL News
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -Murder charges were filed Wednesday in the slaying of a gay teenager whose decapitated, partially burned body was found last week, while U.S. authorities said they were still considering whether to make it a hate crime case.
Puerto Rico gay slaying investigated as hate crime
Nov 18th, 2009 - Times Online
The slaying of a gay teenager whose decapitated, partially burned body was found along a road in Puerto Rico last week is under investigation as a possible hate crime...
Democrats' Quiet Changes Pile Up
Nov 1st, 2009 - Wall Street Journal
WASHINGTON -- While President Barack Obama still faces stiff headwinds on a range of major legislation on his agenda, he has been signing into law a slew of smaller initiatives that had gathered dust on the Democratic wish list for years.Move may help Obama quell rising discontent from rights groups
Oct 28th, 2009 - Washington Post
When a gay Wyoming college student was slain in 1998, congressional Democrats pledged to broaden the definition of federal hate crimes by the end of that year to include attacks based on sexual orientation.
Obama hails expansion of hate crimes legislation
Oct 28th, 2009 - Boston
WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama on Wednesday signed and celebrated hate crime legislation that extends protection to people based on sexual orientation, sealing a long-fought victory to gay advocates...



