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Ortiz says Libyan leader seemed sincere, offered him a throat lozenge. TRIPOLI, Libya - A Republican congressman led a delegation of Americans into uncharted territory Monday: a meeting with Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi and a tour of a Libyan nuclear reactor. The extraordinary meeting - in a tent beside the ruins of Gadhafi's house, bombed by U.S. warplanes - is a hallmark of improving relations between the United States and Libya after decades of animosity. "It was an extremely positive two hours," said the delegation's leader, Republican Rep. Curt Weldon of Pennsylvania. "We discussed the hope that we will achieve...