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U.S., Russia may ink START deal soon

UPI - Mon Dec 14, 5:08 pm ET

MOSCOW, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- Russia and the United States seemed to be edging towards the signing of a new nuclear weapons treaty later this month, officials in Moscow said.

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Laguna Beach Coastline Pilot - Mon Dec 14, 7:27 pm ET
Dries on Holiday Cup roster Laguna Beach High alumna Annika Dries is playing for Team USA this weekend as part of the annual Holiday Cup women’s water polo tournament, at Corona del Mar High.
North Korea weapons: How much slips through?
The Christian Science Monitor - Mon Dec 14, 7:25 pm ET
The recent seizure of an illegal weapons shipment from North Korea in Thailand was praised. But analysts wonder how many weapons shipments sneak through.
Abkhazia insists independence from Georgia assured after disputed election
The Christian Science Monitor - Mon Dec 14, 7:24 pm ET
Pro-Russian incumbent President Sergei Bagapsh won a crushing first-round victory this weekend with 59.4 percent of the vote critics say was fraudulent.
Why can't we name the next decade, either?
The Week - Mon Dec 14, 7:24 pm ET
The 2000s proved impossible to nickname and things are looking dire for the 2010s — judging from suggestions like "Decas" and Tweens"
Amsterdam in three parts: crazy, cultured and classic
San Diego Union-Tribune - Mon Dec 14, 7:23 pm ET
AMSTERDAM — It’s crazy, cultured and classic, a triptych, a puzzle. Some of it is sketchy. Most of it is culturally rich. Which is the “real” Amsterdam? Take your pick. On one hand, with its wafting pot smoke and bored prostitutes under glass, the city’s infamous Red Light District is still a prude’s nightmare and a rebel’s dream.
Piano Society gift: Free concert Sunday in Madison
Madison Eagle - Mon Dec 14, 7:23 pm ET
MADISON - The public is invited to a “Holiday Gala,” a free concert of classical piano music, at 2 p.m. this Sunday, Dec. 13, in Fairleigh Dickinson University’s Hennessy Hall, the Mansion, on the College at Florham, 285 Madison Ave.
Your Source for Daily FOREX Market News and Analysis
Daily FX - Mon Dec 14, 7:08 pm ET
Bearish progress has eased up for the oil market; but the trend is growing more prominent with each active trading day. US crude futures traded on the NYMEX closed their ninth consecutive bearish session to mark the worst trend since July 2001 and a two-and-a-half month low.
Economy - Monday
Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! Finance - Mon Dec 14, 7:07 pm ET
Congress urged to curb debt
Ballack casts doubt on Germany's chances
ESPN Soccernet.com - Mon Dec 14, 7:05 pm ET
Germany captain Michael Ballack has claimed that the three-time World Cup winners should not be considered amongst the favourites for the 2010 finals.
Richard Boudreaux leaving LAT foreign staff
LA Observed - Mon Dec 14, 6:53 pm ET
This went up on the Times' Readers' Rep blog late Friday. I just saw it. Excerpt: He has reported from more than 50 countries, beginning in Nicaragua in the mid-1980s...
Cosmic Log: 50 years of science sagas
MSNBC - Mon Dec 14, 6:48 pm ET
Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: How would you summarize 50 years of scientific discoveries? And what breakthroughs do you hope for in the next 50 years?
Bob Gates and the games, gamesmanship in Afghanistan
The Charlotte Observer - Mon Dec 14, 6:46 pm ET
Puppets just aren't what they used to be. Or maybe a trillion dollars doesn't buy the same felicitous level of obsequiousness it once did.
William K. Barth: President Obama Should Negotiate with the Taliban
The Huffington Post - Mon Dec 14, 6:43 pm ET
Negotiating with the Taliban insurgency would benefit US interests in the region because history demonstrates that negotiation cultivates greater political responsibility and moderation within insurgent groups.
Margaret Carlson: Obama Surrenders to General's Political Surge
The Huffington Post - Mon Dec 14, 6:43 pm ET
All hail General Stanley McChrystal, who has won his war for 30,000 more troops to be deployed to a country whose government is so rotten and corrupt many of its citizens prefer the Taliban.
Money Leaders
The Republican - Mon Dec 14, 6:43 pm ET
1, Roger Federer, $6,768,110. 2, Rafael Nadal, $5,466,515. 3, Novak Djokovic, $4,851,471. 4, Juan Martin del Potro, $4,433,087. 5, Andy Murray, $4,021,057. 6, Nikolay Davydenko, $3,659,160. 7, Andy Roddick, $2,302,719. 8, Robin Soderling, $2,133,785. 9, Fernando Verdasco, $1,716,630. 10, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, $1,573,552.
Moscow Cultural Landmark Is Seen as Threatened
New York Times - Mon Dec 14, 6:38 pm ET
Prime Minister Vladimir V. Putin has signed a decree that critics say would allow developers to demolish a Soviet-era cultural landmark, the Central House of Artists.
Vail Valley Voices: Should have just said no
The Vail Trail - Mon Dec 14, 6:16 pm ET
Barack Obama should not have accepted the Nobel Peace Prize. Instead, he should have indicated that he's only been president for a short time, and other candidates were more deserving. By doing so, the president would have garnered admiration from the global community and goodwill for America from such an act of humility. But Obama decided to accept the award, so now he must begin to earn it ...
Barack Obama in Europe — the idealist and the realist
Seattle Times - Mon Dec 14, 6:05 pm ET
These are the days of European second thoughts about Barack Obama, writes columnist E.J. Dionne Jr. They still find the U.S. president interesting and an improvement over George W. Bush, but what can Obama show for his efforts?
Balancing a Bullish Turkey
Foreign Relations - Mon Dec 14, 6:04 pm ET
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's visit to the White House on Monday comes at an awkward moment in U.S.-Turkey relations.
U.S.-NATO: Looking for Common Ground in Afghanistan
Foreign Relations - Mon Dec 14, 6:03 pm ET
Former U.S. ambassador to NATO Robert E. Hunter says that the NATO alliance is under pressure from the United States to increase force levels in Afghanistan.

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