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N.C. Senate Republicans Pass Sweeping Crime Bill After Stabbing

The measure would keep more defendants in jail before trial and increase oversight of judicial officials. But it is unclear if it would have made a difference in the August attack.

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Phil Berger, the North Carolina Senate leader, left, with Destin Hall, the State House speaker, during a news conference about the stabbing this month.
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