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Huckleberries Quick Fix 6 — 7/8/05

1. APhoto Fix: Photo: Chief Justice of the United States William Rehnquist, 80, departs his home in Arlington, Va., this morning. From The Drudge Report: Media on standby after growing reports Supreme Court Chief Justice Rehnquist is handing in his resignation... DEVELOPING...

2. Political 'Toon Fix: Daryl Cagle & Co. (London bombings and Tom Cruise) and Chuck Asay (Supreme Court nomination fight).

3. Humor Fix: "As you know, Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Conner is stepping down. She didn’t want to resign — she just wants to make sure she’s home so nobody can seize her house" -- Jay Leno.

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

5. Top of the News Fix: Jobless rate drops to lowest in 4 years here, Arabs fear backlash over London bombings here, Hurricane lashes Cuba with 150 mph winds here, Iraq to world: Keep diplomats in Baghdad here, and Schwab denies buyout rumor here.

6. Opinion Fix: Victor Davis Hanson/National Review (Anatomy of A London Bombing), Froma Harrop/Seattle Times (Civilization vs. oil), Pat Buchanan/Creators (On jailing journalists), Daniel Henninger/Wall Street Journal (Close Guantanamo?), and Peter Brown/Orlando Sentinel (Why has US been spared?).



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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.