AP – President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev agreed on Friday to a sharp cuts in the nuclear arsenals of both nations in the most comprehensive arms control treaty in two decades. “We have turned words into action,” Obama declared.

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AP – President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev are within hours of an agreement on the final details of a historic new treaty that would drastically slash the nations’ nuclear arsenals, U.S. and Russian officials said Friday.

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AP – The United States and Russia have reached an agreement on “all documents” necessary to sign a new nuclear arms treaty, a senior Kremlin official said Wednesday, but he stopped short of saying both sides are ready to sign.

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AP – The Obama administration said Wednesday the U.S. is close to finalizing a new nuclear arms deal with Russia and will likely sign the new treaty in Prague.

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AP – Thousands rallied across Russia Saturday to denounce government economic policy and demand more freedom in a new challenge to the Kremlin reflecting increasing disillusionment and a growing potential for protests.

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