CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION IN IRAQ
(L to R) U.S. Rep. Henry Waxman, D-CA, U.S. Rep. Edward Markey, D-MA, U.S. Rep. James McGovern, D-MA, U.S. Rep. and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-CA, U.S Rep. Darrell Issa, R-CA, U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-CA, U.S. Rep. Linda Sanchez, D-CA, and U.S. Rep. George Miller, D-CA, during a press conference with members of the press on March 24, 2005 in Baghdad, Iraq. Members of the U.S. Congress are in Iraq for a fact finding visit...(UPI Photo/ Ken James)
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