Governing body backing of President Barack Obama's nuclear arms accord with Russia, which once look close up to a sure thing, is now in hazard.
The organization is scrambling to get sufficient Republican hold up in the Senate to approve the New START treaty previous to the Democrats' prevalence shrinks by six in January. Except Republicans have little temptation to give Obama a big following boost after send-off him reeling from their brawny gains in last week's congressional ballot vote.
A disappointment to win passage possibly will trip up one of the administration top foreign policy goals: improving family members with Russia. The agreement, signed in April by Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, has been the most touchable sign of achievement, and failure to get it ratified could be viewed as a warning in Moscow. It also would leave Obama's push for even better limits on the world's nuclear arsenal in doubt.
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