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Iraqi Bombing Suspect Paid $10K to Pass Checkpoints

By the Associated Press

Posted Aug 23, 2009 3:42 PM CDT

(AP) – Attackers paid $10,000 to get a bomb-laden truck past checkpoints and next to the Iraqi Finance Ministry in last week's attacks, one of the suspected masterminds said in a confession broadcast today. Seeking to fend off widespread criticism over security lapses, the Iraqi military...   Read full story »

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