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Senate approves broad crime bill with death penalties
The Senate passed a sweeping crime package 94 to 6, raising prison terms for savings and loan fraud, banning nine semiautomatic weapons, and allowing executions for 30 federal offenses. The measure includes funding for hundreds more agents, tougher S&L prosecutions, and increased penalties for drug trafficking and offenses tied to a surge in crime.
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J R. Biden Jr
D-Del
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Patrick Leahy
D-Vi
National Rifle Association
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