U.S. Rep. Darrell Issa, R-California, who met in Damascus for more than two hours Sunday with Bashar Assad, said the Syrian president assured him he would expel any suspected Iraqi war criminals found in his country.

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U.S. Rep. Darrell Issa, R-California, said that he met with the Syria leader for two hours "of candid dialogue" and that Assad gave assurances he would expel any suspected war criminals and would not grant them asylum.

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The group also met with Gingrich's all-but-certain replacement, Rep. Bob Livingston (R-Louisiana), Thursday night.

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