Sandstorm Cripples Baghdad ; Cancels Key Meeting On Charter

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BAGHDAD, Iraq - Enveloping the capital in an eerie orange glow, a blinding sandstorm Monday reduced visibility in Baghdad to a few feet - slowing traffic to a crawl, canceling a key meeting on the Iraqi constitution and sending hundreds of people to the hospital with breathing problems.

Howling winds whipped up desert sands overnight, coating the streets of the city in a gritty opaque haze. Though sandstorms are common in Iraq's desert terrain, especially during the summer, the one that arrived overnight was the worst in two years, residents said.

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Sandstorm Cripples Baghdad ; Cancels Key Meeting On Charter

The storm's fury forced Iraq's pol...

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