Transcript: Republicans Begin Rewriting Crime Bill

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BOB EDWARDS, Host: Republicans in the House of Representatives have won another victory in their campaign to rewrite the crime bill passed by Congress and signed into law by President Clinton last year. The House voted yesterday to set a one-year limit on the time death row inmates are allowed to file federal appeals of state sentences. It also voted to allow prosecutors to use evidence that's been obtained illegally. Today the House takes up more changes in the crime bill. President Clinton threatens a veto if the Republicans, in his opinion, go too far. NPR congressional correspondent Brian Naylor reports.

BRIAN NAYLOR, Reporter: On the day ...

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