Early morning attacks across Baghdad kill 35   BAGHDAD (AP) -- A
swift series of bombings and shootings killed 35 people across
the Iraqi capital early Thursday in attacks that mostly appeared
to target police, officials said.  In the worst attack, a car
bomb went off near a security checkpoint in Baghdad's downtown
shopping district of Karradah killing nine people. Twenty-six
people were wounded in that attack, including four policemen,
the officials said.  Associated Press footage of the scene
showed blood-covered people walking away, and storefronts at
several nearby shops were damaged. A gray cloud of smoke hung
over the blast site where cars were charred and crumpled.  At
least eight more bombs exploded during the morning across
Baghdad, killing 18 more people.  And on opposite sides of the
capital, gunmen with silenced pistols killed a total of eight
policemen at security checkpoints, officials said.  The
casualties were confirmed by Baghdad hospital officials. All
officials spoke on condition of anonym