U.S. Lawmakers Make Landmark Libya Visit

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Posted on Sun, Jan. 25, 2004

U.S. Lawmakers Make Landmark Libya Visit
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Associated Press

TRIPOLI, Libya - A U.S. congressional delegation flew to Libya on Sunday aboard a Navy plane, saying it was the first plane flying an American flag to land in Tripoli since Col. Moammar Gadhafi took power in 1969.

The bipartisan delegation arrived as U.S. and British experts were preparing to start dismantling Libya's weapons of mass destruction programs with Gadhafi's blessing.

"I'm here to reinforce the positive steps that have been taken by the leader of Libya," said Rep. Curt Weldon, R-Pa., who stepped off the plane after a 30-hour trip wearing a pin of the American and Libyan flags.

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The other lawmakers on the trip were Steve Israel, D-N.Y.; Rodney Alexander, D-La.; Candice Miller, R-Mich.; and Mark Souder, R-Ind.; Solomon Ortiz, of D-Tx.




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