Landmark US-Russia arms treaty clears US Senate hurdle

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Source: AFP

WASHINGTON (AFP) – A key US Senate committee on Thursday recommended a landmark US-Russia nuclear arms control treaty for ratification, a victory for President Barack Obama over stiff Republican opposition.

The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee's 14-4 vote set the stage for a final vote by the full Senate, expected after November 2 mid-term elections.

Just three of the panel's Republican members -- Senators Richard Lugar, Bob Corker, and Johnny Isakson -- backed the agreement. Republican Jim DeMint, who had been expected to oppose it, was absent.

Democratic Senator John Kerry, the committee's chairman, said a final ratification "needs to happen as soon as possible" but predicted it would occur after the elections, and forecast that the treaty would win approval.


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1. Yeah! At least there are a few decent Repubs.

DeMint is an as*hole.