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Quick Fix 6 (4/5/05)


Peter Jennings fields a question during a press conference at 2004 Washington State University during the Murrow Symposium.

Longtime ABC News anchorman Peter Jennings (above) has been diagnosed with lung cancer, according to WorldNetDaily. The network announced today that Jennings, anchor of "World News Tonight," will begin outpatient treatment next week. Click here.

1. Political 'Toon Fix: Paul Nowak (Dow Jones & oil prices), Mike Luckovich (Pope John Paul II in heaven), and Steve Benson (John Paul II's legacy).

2. Humor Fix: Daniel Kurtzman/Political Humor provides David Letterman's "Top 10 Things Heard at the White House Easter Egg Hunt" here.

3. My Way Fix: This Day in History here, Today's Birthdays here, and Positive Quote here.

4. Top of the News Fix: Pope's shooter wants to attend funeral here, Border Patrol complains about volunteers here, Giuliani too busy to challenge Hillary here, Michael molested me, says maid's son here, and Iraqi factions agree upon government here.

5. Blast from the Past Fix: Former veep Al Gore is planning to lure the MTV generation back to TV with a privately funded network that'll blend interactivity with populism here.

6. Opinion Fix: David Brooks/NY Times (A house divided and strong), Jack Kemp/San Diego Union (John Paul and communism), Claudia Rosett/Wall Street Journal (Annan's not exonerated), David Limbaugh/DavidLimbaugh.com (Sandy Berger's wrist slap), and Suzanne Fields/Tribune Media Services (Closing of university mind).



Huckleberries Online

D.F. Oliveria started Huckleberries Online on Feb. 16, 2004. Oliveria's Sunday print Huckleberries is a past winner of the national Herb Caen Memorial Column contest.