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Updated at 5:25 p.m. ETNavigating a tricky balance between hawks pushing for more and doves pushing for less, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee narrowly advanced a resolu
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Updated at 3:45 p.m. ETThe U.S. Senate on Wednesday ratified an arms control treaty with Russia that reins in the nuclear weapons that could plunge the world into doomsday, giving President Barack Obama a major foreign policy win in the closing hours of the postelection Congress.The treaty passed 71 to 26, giving it the two-thirds majority needed for ratification. With Vice President Joe Biden presiding over the Senate and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton present on the Senate floor, 13 Republicans broke with their top two leaders to support the package, along with all 58 senators who caucus with the Democrats. Passage of the New START treaty was essentially assured on Tuesday, after 11 Republicans joined Democrats in a vote to end debate on the pact. The approval marks a big comeback for Obama s arm controls efforts after the treaty appeared al
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