It must also be approved by Russia's upper house, the Federation Council of Russia.
START-2, has been blocked by the Duma, the lower house of Russia's parliament.
It is the lower house of the Federal Assembly of Russia.
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The State Duma, Russia's lower house of parliament, adopted the bill on its third reading, the state-run RAPSI news agency reported.
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In Russia, where the lower house of parliament gave final approval to a measure to extend the presidential term to six years, from four, Moscow's RTS index was up 2.8%, led by Gazprom, up 5.6%.
It was passed by the Duma - Russia's lower house - in a first reading on Tuesday.
The mission to check on the American detainees was proposed earlier this month by Vladimir Ryzhkov, deputy speaker of the Duma, Russia's lower house of parliament.
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Previously, Ms. Gottemoeller served as Deputy Director of the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London from 1994 to 1997 and as the National Security Council Director for Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasia Affairs at the White House from 1993 to 1994.
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In Russia, the State Duma (lower house of parliament) features a spoof draft law submitted by deputy Sergei Ivanov, in which he proposes banning the consumption of garlic - popular among Russians - in public places.
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Boris Berezovsky, another magnate currently living abroad for fear of arrest at home, has donated generously to the Sakharov House in Moscow, one of the few groups trying to help Russia come to terms with its totalitarian past.
Another intercepted message shows the director of Russia's intelligence service, SVR, displaying an alarming interest in the house in which the conspirators live.
Elections to Russia's lower house of parliament - the Duma - are scheduled for December 2011.
Russia's lower house of parliament, the Duma, endorsed Sergei Kiriyenko , a nominee of President Boris Yeltsin, as prime minister.
He has pledged not even to name his new government until his nomination is ratified by Russia's lower house of parliament, the Duma.
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Joseph Biden, D-Delaware, admonished the White House on the Senate floor Wednesday, saying the move would cause an arms buildup not just in Russia but also in Pakistan and India, increasing tensions in southern Asia.
Although he was born in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi, Patarkatsishvili made much of his wealth in Russia and at one time owned major Russian publishing house Kommersant, best known for its business newspaper of the same name.
However, Mr Ignatiev did not refer to the subject when he testified in front of Russia's upper house of parliament on Wednesday.
Their visit comes at a particularly delicate time, scarcely a month after the breakdown of the planned six-party talks (with U.S., China, Russia, Japan, North Korea and South Korea) that the White House insists is the proper venue for resolving the nuclear standoff.
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White House officials wouldn't lay out their targets for the treaty with Russia, but the Arms Control Association's Mr. Kimball said deployed nuclear weapons in each country could be reduced by 30% to 40% from the current limit of 2, 200.
He has been granted by Vladimir Putin the Russian nationality, and now he is going to be appointed Minister of Culture of Russia. (Laughter.) Is there any comment from the White House?
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