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Former u.s. congressman, curt weldon, is still waiting for the face-to-face meeting with libyan's president, moammar gadhafi, it has been three days. while that part of his visit has not been so interesting. how curt weldon got to libya is. turns out a pair of powerful oil lobbyists paid for his flight. wolf blitzer uncovered that fact. >> who paid for the air fare? the air fare was paid for by the team of steve payne and brian ettinger of houston. >> so nothing to do with the government of libya. are they lobbyists or do they have business dealings with libya? >> no. i don't believe they do. ...

nato says it might have killed libyan rebels by mistake. it is offering no apologies. oil prices have jumped $110 a barrel. they haven't been that high in 2 1/2 years. here we are, a dramatic deadline in washington, with consequences that will reach every corner of the country. lawmakers have 15 hours to reach a budget deal before the federal government closes down. just moments ago, the senate majority leader, harry reid, told our brianna keilar where things stand now. >> at that meeting last night, i thought i have nine granddaughters, a daughter, a wife. if they were faced with a ...

dear president obama, stop this unjust war. moammar gadhafi appeals directly to the president for an end to the military campaign in a rambling three-page letter. the white house is not impressed. flames heading toward homes. fire crews put to the test in the country's midsection on this "american morning." welcome. thanks so much for being with us on this thursday, april 7th. a lot to get to this morning on "american morning." a lot of fears that congress will not reach a deal in time to stop a shutdown. >> they've got things to worry about outside of this country. but all eyes ...