Hate crimes measure undercuts opposition to F-22 funding
McClatchy Newspapers - 2 hours 46 minutes agoWASHINGTON — One day after Arizona Sen. John McCain forged an unusual bipartisan alliance with the White House on cutting $1.75 billion in increased spending for the controversial F-22 jet fighter, congressional Democratic leaders pressured lawmakers to drop the matter to clear the way for a controversial hate crimes provision in the defense spending measure.



