The Obama administration is pressing ahead with efforts to reach an agreement with Russia on U.S. missile defenses that critics say could lead to legal restrictions on U.S. defenses in Europe. Ellen Tauscher, the liberal under secretary of state for arms control and international security affairs who is said by Pentagon officials to oppose robust U.S. missile defenses, last week met in Moscow with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabakov in London.

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