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Russian President Medvedev Signs New START Ratification

MOSCOW - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has signed the ratification of a nuclear arms cut pact with the United States. The treaty, known as New START, is a centerpiece of President Barack Obama's efforts to "reset" ties with Moscow. The treaty limits each country to 1,550 strategic warheads, down from the current...

Three Potential Problems With Obama's Missile Defense Plan

A new arms-control pact with Russia has finally received Senate approval, helped along with an amendment assuring Republicans that START won't limit the United States' ability to pursue missile defense. In some ironic timing, however, the Government Accountability Office this week released a report that is deeply critical...

Obama Urges Senate to Approve START Treaty

WASHINGTON - Senate failure to ratify a new arms control treaty with Russia threatens to undermine the U.S. relationship with Moscow and stall progress in waging the Afghanistan war and confronting Iran's nuclear program, President Barack Obama said Saturday. Obama used his weekly radio and Internet address Saturday to...

Ron Wyden Cancer Surgery Endangers Democrats' Wish List

Sen. Ron Wyden, a Democrat from Oregon, announced Thursday that has been diagnosed with early-stage prostate cancer. But in a surprise to many of his colleagues, Wyden, 61, will undergo observation and surgery at Johns Hopkins University Hospital next week at precisely the time Democrats will be trying to lock down votes...

Obama Gets Powell's Backing on START Nuclear Deal

WASHINGTON (Dec. 1) -- President Barack Obama rallied support for a stalled nuclear treaty from former Secretary of State Colin Powell Wednesday, as Republican lawmakers indicated a greater willingness to ratify the agreement with Russia by the end of the year. Both Obama and Powell warned of grave consequences if the...

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