The White House said on Wednesday that it would push for ratification before the end of the year.
Mr Obama has said that he would not push for ratification until he was "certain they are not killing union leaders" in Colombia.
THE NEWS The administration began pushing for ratification of the new strategic arms reduction treaty, a centerpiece of President Obama's policy of improving relations with Russia, in the Senate's lame-duck session.
Ever the stubborn street fighter, Mr. Chrétien counterattacked with bold moves that left his opponents dazzled, including successfully pushing for ratification of the Kyoto climate control accord and increasing outlays on social programs.
Japan's foreign minister, Makiko Tanaka, urged the administration again just last week to push for ratification, and urged Mr. Bush to send a high-level delegation to the meeting in September.
Fast forward 25 years, and all major US ocean industries are pushing for ratification "because its provisions help protect vital US economic interests and provide the certainty and stability crucial for investment in global maritime enterprises".
A day when we commemorate the plight of female refugees should also be one to push for ratification of a treaty that's been stalled in Washington for years -- the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women.
"The Parliament of Europe," said Ségolène Royal, the French environment minister who presided over the Paris climate summit meeting and has taken a leading role in pushing for ratification of the deal this year, "will be able to do it even without agreement of all 28 countries".
Arraying an impressive gathering of Republican foreign policy dons, the administration is pushing for ratification of a paper that was negotiated with Russia with reckless disregard to China's growing conventional and nuclear military capabilities.
If the agreement is finalized, President Obama will push for ratification before he leaves office.
