now. a judge in alaska has ruled against joe miller. miller had asked the court to toss out all misspelled write-in ballots in his race against rite-in candidate lisa murkowski. officials are now asking a federal judge to lift the sway so they can certify senator murkowski. white house press secretary robert gibbs predicts the senate will ratify a new arms control treaty with russia by the end of the year. three senate republicans declared their support for the treaty yesterday. for all the latest political news, cnn politics.com. who knew russia's prime minister is a dog lover? here he is with his dog, buffy. a very large tan and white puppy. buffy was a gift to putin from bulgaria's prime minister. where does the name come from? a 5-year-old won a contest to name the dog.