Senate Leader Deals Blow to President on Arms Treaty - NYTimes.com

Senate Leader Deals Blow to President on Arms Treaty - NYTimes.com: "The Senate should not vote on a new arms control treaty with Russia during the lame-duck session that opened this week, a Senate Republican leader said on Tuesday in what could be a devastating blow to President Obama’s most tangible foreign policy achievement.

Senator Jon Kyl of Arizona, the No. 2 Republican in the Senate and the critical player in the discussions on the New Start treaty, told the Senate Democratic leader, Harry Reid of Nevada, that there was not enough time to negotiate an agreement that would clear the way for ratification of the pact."