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WASHINGTON — The senior Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will present to Democrats today his version of a resolution of ratification for the new START treaty, which may offer the best opportunity to gather needed GOP support for passage of the nuclear weapons agreement with Russia.
Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., has been consulting with his Republican colleagues on the committee to come up with language that meets their varied concerns. He will formally offer it Thursday, according to staffers who asked not to be identified because they were not authorized to speak.
