Address book empty on mac, won't sync with iCloud

Hi everyone,
I've got a Macbook running Lion and an iPhone running iOS5, I'm using iCloud to sync.  I discovered today that my Address book on my macbook is empty.  On my iPhone, I have all of the sync services turned on in iCloud.  I also have iCloud set up on the macbook, but the contacts box is unchecked.  If I check the box in iCloud preferences, it won't stay that way.  Once I close the preferences pane and reopen it, the checkbox is empty again.
I'm not sure if this is a related issue, but this is also driving me nuts.  I have an exchange account that I no longer use that will not go away no matter how many times I delete it.  I can delete it from "mail, contacts & calendars" and in my address book, but it comes back every time.
Any help is appreciated.
Thank you!!

Ok, I fixed it.  I had to dump the entire ~Library/Application Support/AddressBook folder.  Once I did it solved both of the issues I was having.  Hooray!

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