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Quick Fix 6 — 8/5/05

1. APhoto Fix: People pray in front of the cenotaph dedicated to the victims of atomic bombing at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western Japan earlier today. Hiroshima marks the 60th anniversary of the atomic bombing Saturday.

2. Cartoon Fix: Mike Lester (Bible or Koran), Ed Stein (Discovery), and Rob Rogers (Bolton appointment).

3. Humor Fix: Katherine Harris of Florida recount fame has created a mini-tempest in a teapot by complaining that newspapers distorted her makeup to make her look bad during the 2000 postelection struggle. A blogger named Wonkette compares Harris of then to Harris of now here.

4. My Way Fix: This Day in History here, Today's Birthdays here, and Word of the Day here.

5. World Magazine Top of the News Fix: U.S. launches operation in western Iraq here, Astronauts prepare to undock, return home here, Vessel tows away stranded mini-sub here, NCAA bans Indian mascots for postseason here, and Iacocco teams with Snoop Dog in new ads here.

6. Opinion Fix: Daniel Henninger/Wall Street Journal (London bombs go off in American heads), U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein/Washington Times (Terror war strategies), Victor Davis Hanson/National Review (Was Hiroshima right?), Brent Bozell/Media Research (Obscene reality at MTV), and Charles Colson/BreakPoint (Evolution vs. Intelligent Design).



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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.