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US poised to approve nuclear arms pact with Russia

By ASSOCIATED PRESS

DECEMBER 22, 2010 20:47

WASHINGTON — The US Senate was poised Wednesday to approve a major nuclear arms pact with Russia, handing US President Barack Obama a huge victory on his top foreign policy priority.

Passage of the New START treaty appeared assured after 11 Republicans joined Democrats in a vote Tuesday to end debate on the pact. That signaled that Obama should have the two-thirds majority he needs when the Senate votes on final approval later Wednesday.

The approval would mark a big comeback for Obama's arm controls efforts after the treaty appeared all but dead just weeks ago. It also would allow Obama to continue efforts to improve relations with Russia.

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