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"If the START follow-on treaty can only muster 67 votes, we can probably forget about the CTBT"

Unless Democrats pick up a few more Senate seats next cycle and shrink the gap to 67 votes. That would help.

Travis | Jun 24, 2009 | rated none by 0 others

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Obama: Additional Sanctions on North Korea
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Jimmy Carter to the Rescue... Again
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Another Squeeze
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