House Speaker Pelosi makes visit to Iraq

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05/17/2008

BAGHDAD (AP) - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Baghdad for a surprise visit, an Iraqi government official said Saturday.

The California Democrat is meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, the official said.

The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn't authorized to release the information before an official statement is made.

Pelosi's visit to Baghdad comes a day after she led a bipartisan congressional delegation to Israel to mark the 60th anniversary of Israel's founding.