A landmark federal hate crimes measure that would add protections based on sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or disability is set to become law. The U.S. Senate on Thursday voted 68-29 to approve the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, which was attached to a Pentagon spending bill. A similar measure cleared the House earlier this month. President Barack Obama has said he would sign the measure into law.
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