Iraqi Schools Shut Down for Year’s First ‘Sand Day’ A fierce sandstorm swept through southern Iraq Monday, forcing the closure of several schools, including Saddam Country Day and Our Lady of Saddam.
Island State of Palau Rounds Out ‘Coalition of the Willing’ The Pacific island nation of Palau (population: 20,000) threw its support behind the U.S.-led effort in Iraq, enabling the Coalition to carry out a fierce one-and-a-half-pronged attack. Palau’s native chief loudly proclaimed to the world, “We will fight them on the beaches! And… that’s about it.”
Couple Blames Divorce on Wedded Gays After 10 years of marriage, a Montana couple filed for divorce, attributing the breakup to the lack of constitutional amendment defining marriage as a union between a man and a woman.
