President Obama Will Push For A START Treaty Vote In Lame Duck Senate

The meeting is held behind closed doors on the sidelines of the 2010 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Japan's Yokohama. Reuters

START to Finish?: The fate of Obama's nuclear treaty Is Now Dependent On One Republican Senator -- The New Republic

After Republicans picked up six seats in the Senate earlier this month, it seemed that President Obama’s biggest foreign policy victory to date was in serious trouble. Earlier this year, Obama had negotiated the New START treaty, which would reduce the number of deployed U.S. and Russian nuclear weapons, while enabling each side to monitor the other's arms. The treaty, however, has yet to be approved by the Senate, where it needs 67 votes. And this week, when the chief of staff to Senator Bob Corker—a key vote on the treaty—said that it should not be considered during the lame-duck Congress, and the Republican Policy Committee released a memo urging a similar delay, it started to look like the treaty might be dead.

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More News On President Obama's Attempts To Ratify The New START Treaty

Obama tells Medvedev START vote is 'top priority' -- Houston Chronicle/AP
Obama administration pushing START treaty -- UPI
Obama assures Medvedev START will get 'done' in lame-duck -- The Hill
Obama tells Medvedev vote on nuke pact due soon -- Mercury News/AP
Obama Tells Medvedev He Aims to Get Nuclear Treaty With Russdia Ratified -- Bloomberg
Obama: will push for Start in "lame duck" congress -- Reuters
Obama: Passing START a "Top Priority" for Lame Duck Session -- ABC News
New Start Treaty: Obama empties his pockets -- The Guardian
START in a Lame Duck -- FAS Strategic Security Blog