Move Clears Way for Missile Defense Bill
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Democrats dropped efforts to block Senate debate on a national missile defense policy, clearing the way for consideration of a bill the Clinton administration fears will jeopardize anti-missile deals with Russia. The administration says it could affect negotiations with Russia to make changes in the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty, which restricts both nations from building missile defenses.
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