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Obama Arrives in Moscow to Seek Arms Control Deal
nytimes.com - 7/6/2009
Obama Arrives in Moscow to Seek Arms Control Deal
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MOSCOW — President Obama arrived in Moscow Monday for a summit meeting with Russian leaders that is aimed at reaching an agreement to cut stockpiles of nuclear warheads, but is also expected to touch on the war in Afghanistan, Iran’s nuclear ambitions, terrorism and the jousting for influence in ...
US-Russian Arms Negotiators "Under the Gun," Might Temporarily Bypass Senate Ratification for Treaty
blogs.abcnews.com - 7/5/2009
US-Russian Arms Negotiators "Under the Gun," Might Temporarily Bypass Senate Ratification for Treaty
— blogs.abcnews.com — Previous | Main US-Russian Arms Negotiators "Under the Gun," Might Temporarily Bypass Senate Ratification for Treaty July... 05, 2009 1:51 PM MOSCOW -- With the clock running out on a new US-Russian arms treaty before the previous Strategic Arms ... (more) US-Russian Arms Negotiators "Under the Gun," Might ...

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An Interview with President Obama
blogs.abcnews.com - 7/7/2009
An Interview with President Obama
— blogs.abcnews.com — MOSCOW – The day after he heralded a successful preliminary nuclear disarmament treaty with Russian President Dmitry... Medvedev, President Obama today told ABC News in an interview that his approach to foreign affairs was already bearing modest fruit in ... (more) An Interview with President Obama

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Family Night for Obamas Miffs Some in Moscow
nytimes.com - 7/8/2009
Family Night for Obamas Miffs Some in Moscow
— nytimes.com — MOSCOW — If Paris is for lovers, it looks like Moscow is for families. After passing on... dinner with the French president to go on a date in the City of Light with his wife last month, President Obama took leave of his Russian hosts on Tuesday night to ... (more) Family Night for Obamas Miffs Some in Moscow

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Think Progress:  ThinkFast: July 6, 2009

Matthew Yglesias:  Setting an Agenda for Cooperation

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ThinkFast: July 6, 2009
Think Progress — ... President Obama arrived in Moscow today for “a summit with Russian leaders aimed at reaching an agreement to cut stockpiles of nuclear warheads.” When Obama met Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in London in April, the two “agreed to start ...

Setting an Agenda for Cooperation
Matthew Yglesias — ... Clifford Levy and Peter Baker write for the New York Times that President Barack Obama’s top priority in Moscow is following through on an earlier informal agreement reached at the G-8 summit to enact bilateral reductions in nuclear arsenals though he “also expected to touch on the war in Afghanistan, Iran’s nuclear ambitions, terrorism and the jousting for influence in other former Soviet countries.” ...

Monday's Mini-Report
Political Animal — MONDAY'S MINI-REPORT.... Today's edition of quick hits: * The next step after the 1991 Start Treaty: "The United States and Russia, seeking to move forward on one of the most significant arms control treaties since the end of the cold war, announced Monday that they had reached a preliminary agreement on cutting each country's stockpiles of strategic nuclear weapons by as much as one-third." * ...

The Early Word: From Moscow to L.A.
The Caucus — ... On Monday, Mr. Obama and his Russian counterpart, Dmitry A. Medvedev, moved toward making that goal a reality, signing a deal to cut the two countries’ strategic nuclear arsenals by at least a quarter. The Times’s Clifford Levy and Mr. Baker report that the weapons deal, which would reduce each country’s arsenal down to early Cold War levels, shows the effort both sides have made to mend ties since last year’s conflict between Russia and Georgia. The two presidents’ personal relationship has also seen a boost, Mr. Baker reports, with Mr. Medvedev and Mr. Obama sharing dinner ...

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MOSCOW, Russia (CNN) — Amid U.S. President Barack Obama's trip to Russia, the two nations have concluded an agreement that will help military efforts in Afghanistan, the White House said Monday. The deal "will enable the United States to ...
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