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Obama secures GOP votes for US-Russia nuclear pact (AP)

Republican Whip Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., center, speaks as Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., left, and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., stand nearby during a news conference about the New START Treaty on Capitol Hill in Washington Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2010.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP – President Barack Obama locked up enough Republican votes Tuesday to ratify a new arms control treaty with Russia that would cap nuclear warheads for both former Cold War foes and restart on-site weapons inspections.


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Obama has votes to ratify US-Russia nuclear pact (AP)

Democratic Senator John Kerry (C) makes a statement after a closed session about the new START treaty on Capitol Hill in Washington December 20, 2010. Flanking Kerry are Senators Diane Feinstein (L) and Carl Levin, Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee.  REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS)AP – President Barack Obama has the votes for Senate ratification of a new arms control treaty with Russia, all but assuring a major foreign policy victory.


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Senate on track to ratify US-Russia nuclear pact (AP)

Democratic Senator John Kerry (C) makes a statement after a closed session about the new START treaty on Capitol Hill in Washington December 20, 2010. Flanking Kerry are Senators Diane Feinstein (L) and Carl Levin, Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee.  REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS)AP – President Barack Obama has the votes for Senate ratification of a new arms control treaty with Russia, assuring a major foreign policy victory.


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Support builds for approval of US-Russia nuke pact (AP)

Democratic Senator John Kerry (C) makes a statement after a closed session about the new START treaty on Capitol Hill in Washington December 20, 2010. Flanking Kerry are Senators Diane Feinstein (L) and Carl Levin, Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee.  REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS)AP – President Barack Obama is moving closer to gaining Senate approval of a major arms control treaty with Russia as he builds support among reluctant Republican senators.


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Senate kicks off debate over US-Russia arms treaty (AP)

Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., accompanied by Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2010, to discuss the ratification of the New Start Treaty. (AP Photo)AP – Senate Democrats secured the backing of a significant number of Republicans in a crucial test vote Wednesday on a new U.S.-Russia arms control treaty — President Barack Obama’s top foreign policy priority.


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US-Russia nuke treaty facing hurdles in US Senate (AP)

FILE - In this April 8, 2010 file photo, President Barack Obama, right, toasts with Russian president Dmitry Medvedev, left, and Czech Republic president Vaclav Klaus at the Prague Castle in Prague Thursday, April 8, 2010. The two leaders signed the New START treaty later in the day.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP – The once smooth path for Senate ratification of a major nuclear arms control agreement with Russia is looking a little dicier.


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Obama, Medvedev say ‘reset’ US-Russia relations (AP)

President Barack Obama and Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev, left, seen during talks in the White House in Washington, Thursday, June 24, 2010. (AP Photo/RAI-Novosti, Mikhail Klimenthev, Presidential Press Service)AP – President Barack Obama declared Thursday that he and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev have “succeeded in resetting” the relationship between the former Cold War adversaries that had dipped to a dangerous low in recent years.


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