MISRATA, Libya (Reuters) - Muammar Gaddafi's body lay in an old meat store on Friday as arguments over a burial, and his killing after being captured, dogged efforts by Libya's new leaders to make a formal start on a new era of democracy.
A bullet wound visible through his long, curly hair, the corpse shown to Reuters in Misrata appeared to be an object of wrangling among the factions of fighters who overthrew him -- along with control of weapons and of Libya's oil wealth.
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