U.S. congressmen flew into Tripoli on Sunday aboard a U.S. Navy plane they said was the first plane flying an American flag to land in Tripoli since Col. Muammar Gadhafi took power in 1969.
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"I’m here to reinforce the positive steps that have been taken by the leader of Libya," Rep. Curt Weldon, R-Pa., said. Led by Weldon, the bipartisan delegation arrived as U.S. and British experts were preparing to start dismantling Libya’s weapons programs with Gadhafi’s blessing. Rep. Tom Lantos, D-Calif., arrived in Tripoli earlier Saturday, but he wasn’t on a U.S. military plane.
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The delegation was expected to meet with Gadhafi and visit the country’s nuclear sites, which Gadhafi has agreed to open up to U.N. inspectors. |