Russia
Senate committee OKs New START treaty
September 17, 2010In an unusual show of bipartisan backing for an Obama administration initiative, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved the New START nuclear weapons reduction treaty September 16 by a vote of 14-4.
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Russia’s Katyn gesture a blow to nuclear arms race
April 14, 2010The shock over the deaths of much of Poland's leadership in a plane crash should not cover up victories for world peace that their planned trip signified.
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U.S.-Russia to sign arms control treaty
March 29, 2010President Obama announced Friday that the U.S. and Russia, after a year of intense negotiations, have agreed to the most comprehensive arms control agreement in nearly two decades.
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‘The Last Station’ – we loved it and learned from it
March 10, 2010Love, wealth, utopian ideas and looming revolution are themes in this wonderfully acted film about Tolstoy and his wife.
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World Notes: Russia, Nepal, Israel, Uganda, Venezuela, Cuba
December 11, 2009Nepal: World's highest cabinet meeting sends message on global warming.
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