Washington
Post: Nearly two years ago, President Bush decided to open
a new era of civilian nuclear cooperation with Russia. The two
governments negotiated an agreement and initialed it last
summer. A senior Russian official came here last month for what
some thought would be a signing ceremony, only to have the
administration pull back. Now the nuclear pact, once a symbol
of closer U.S.-Russia ties, has stalled amid a quiet struggle
in Washington over whether to trust Moscow.
