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A New START for Nuclear Disarmament
In the Czech Republic today, the US and Russia signed a new treaty to cut back on nuclear weapons. Will it make the world safer? Is the diplomacy as important as the military strategy? Also, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner meets with Chinese officials today in Beijing, and the treatment of livestock in America’s food supply.
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenIn the Czech Republic today, the US and Russia signed a new treaty to cut back on nuclear weapons. Will it make the world safer? Is the diplomacy as important as the military strategy? Also, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner meets with Chinese officials today in Beijing, and livestock producers are on the defensive against the Humane Society's well-funded campaign for better treatment of animals. What will it mean for consumers at Wendy's, IOHP, Applebee's and Wal-Mart?
Banner image: US President Barack Obama (L) and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (R) sign the new START treaty during a ceremony at Prague Castle in Prague, Czech Republic, April 8, 2010. Official White House photo: Chuck Kennedy
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3 storiesA New START for Nuclear Disarmament
President Obama is back in Prague, where he became the toast of Europe a year ago with a speech that envisioned a world without nuclear weapons. Today, he and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed a new version of the Strategic Arms Treaty, which expired last December.
Read the story1 minGeithner Visits China; Will the Chinese Re-Value Their Currency?
Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner met with a vice premier today in Beijing, and today's New York Times says China's preparing to relax controls on its currency. Nicholas Lardy is senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics and co-author of China's Rise : Challenges and Opportunities.
Read the story8 minHumane Society Goes Undercover in the Chicken Coop
Wendy's, Applebee's, IHOP and mega-grocer Wal-Mart are shifting to eggs produced by cage-free chickens after the Humane Society released a video showing egg-farm workers abusing chickens and dead birds littering cages.
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