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Q: Hall will be only the second member of Congress to travel in Iraq since the war, according to Hall's office. The last visitor was then- U.S. Rep. Bill Richardson of New Mexico, who went to help a pair of U.S. oilmen in diplomatic trouble.
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Hall will be the second Congress member to travel in Iraq since the war. The last visitor was then-U.S. Rep. Bill Richardson, who helped two Americans in diplomatic trouble.