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Attack on Awakening Council checkpoint kills 6 in Iraq
Baghdad, Iraq(CNN) - Gunmen attacked a checkpoint manned by Awakening Council members in Baquba on Thursday and killed four people. When a local awakening council leader rushed to the scene, a roadside bomb killed him and another member, police said.
The attack on the checkpoint took place early Thursday morning in Diyala province.
Hearing about the attack, the Awakening Council leader Ali Qader Ameen headed to the scene with three other members, police said.
But before he reached the site of the attack, a bomb exploded - killing him and another occupant, and wounding the rest.
Awakening council members or Sons of Iraq are mainly made up of Sunni Arab fighters who turned on al Qaeda and are credited for being one of the main factors that contributed to the drop in violence across the country in the past two years.
They have been a frequent target of militants affiliated with al Qaeda in Iraq.
Attorneys general call for Craigslist to get rid of adult services ads
(CNN) - Attorneys general in 17 states have banded together to call on Craigslist, the online classified ad website, to discontinue its adult services section.
"The increasingly sharp public criticism of Craigslist's Adult Services section reflects a growing recognition that ads for prostitution - including ads trafficking children - are rampant on it," the attorneys general said in a Tuesday letter to Craigslist CEO Jim Buckmaster and founder Craig Newmark.
The letter continued: "We recognize that Craigslist may lose the considerable revenue generated by the Adult Services ads. No amount of money, however, can justify the scourge of illegal prostitution, and the suffering of the women and children who will continue to be victimized, in the market and trafficking provided by Craigslist."
A Craigslist spokeswoman said Wednesday that the site agreed with at least some of the letter. FULL STORY
Elin Nordegren: 'I feel stronger than I ever have'
(PEOPLE.com) - Her divorce is final and she's ready to talk. Elin Nordegren breaks her nine-month silence in an exclusive interview with PEOPLE magazine.
"I have been through the stages of disbelief and shock, to anger and ultimately grief over the loss of the family I so badly wanted for my children," she says in the magazine's latest issue, out just days after her split from Tiger Woods was made official.
The 30-year-old mother of two, who is studying towards a college degree in psychology, says that despite her husband's betrayal, "I also feel stronger than I ever have. I have confidence in my beliefs, my decisions and myself."
In 19 hours over four visits to her Windermere, Florida, rental home, Nordegren shared never-before-seen personal photographs and opened up to PEOPLE about the emotional roller coaster she's been on, her life as a mother to Sam, 3, and Charlie, 19 months, and her hopes for the future. FULL STORY
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Marco Rubio wins Florida Senate primary
(CNN) – In Florida’s Senate race, Republican Marco Rubio won the party’s nomination last night. He will face off in a three-way race in November with Democrat Kendrick Meek and Republican-turned Independent Charlie Crist. Marco Rubio joined us on Wednesday’s American Morning to give his reaction to last night’s election. Watch 
Boehner vs. the White House over economy
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(CNN) – Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday hit back hard–and sarcastically–at House Minority Leader John Boehner's call for President Obama to fire Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and other high-ranking economic officials.
"His chief proposal when you look at it apparently was that the president should fire his economic team," Biden said. "Very constructive advice and we thank the leader for that."
Biden echoed the Democratic message that aims to remind Americans that Republicans held power in the run-up to the recent economic downturn.
"Mr. Boehner is nostalgic for those good old days, but the American people are not," Biden said in reference to the Ohio Republican's call for a full extension of the Bush tax cuts.
Biden said Boehner has "created a myth" that extending tax cuts to the wealthiest Americans would stimulate the economy.
CNN’s Brianna Keiler reports on the battle over rebuilding America’s economy. Watch
Bank's post Katrina solution
(CNN) – When Hurricane Katrina ravaged the gulf region, it didn't just wipe out homes and businesses, it literally left residents penniless. After the storm, most ATMs were down because there was no power. It quickly became a cash economy. CNN's Jeanne Meserve reports on how IOUs worked for one bank.
Thieves steal gold bar from Florida museum
(CNN) – It's been nearly a week since two modern-day pirates walked into the Mel Fisher Maritime Museum in Key West, Florida, and made off with a $550,000 gold bar. Clear video images of the suspects and a reward that's grown to $25,000 haven't yet brought a break in the case. Our John Zarrella digs deeper. Watch
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