President Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev plan to have a final conversation Friday on the nuclear arms deal. They are expected to sign it in Prague on April 8, marking the anniversary of the two presidents' first meeting and of Obama's speech in the Czech capital on his vision for a nuclear-free world. The U.S. Senate and Russian parliament must ratify any agreement. NEW YORK TIMES
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