If you think the national media were tougher on George Bush than John Kerry during the recent prez election, you aren't being paranoid. And now Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism has the numbers to prove it. 36% of the stories about Dubya were negative as compared to 12% of the ones about Kerry. Reuters presents the story here.

APhoto Fix: Thousands of Lebanese opposition protesters gather during a demonstration in Martyrs Square, central Beirut, Lebanon, Monday. Hundreds of thousands of Lebanese people answered an opposition call for a massive protest to demand a full Syrian troop withdrawal, resignations of security chiefs and an international investigation into the death of former Premier Rafik Hariri.

1. Political 'Toon Fix: Henry Payne (10 Commandments), Gary Varvel (Dan Rather's farewell), and Jeff Parker (Minimum wages).

2. Humor Fix: Hillary Clinton said today that she wants legislation to allow all ex-felons to vote. See, this way all the Clinton’s former business partners can vote for her in 2008 -- Jay Leno.

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

4. Top of the News Fix: Hundreds of thousands rally in Beirut here, Washington Post editor: US should not lead the world here, Report: US aviation has security holes here, Army revised rules for women here, and UN reaches out to win back middle America here.

5. Ten Commandment Fix: While our philosopher kings on the Supreme Court decide the fate of public displays of the 10C's, Janey B. Cheaney/World mag argues that it's better to write the commandments on your heart than a wall here. And Texas AG Greg Abbott tells Marvin Olasky/World mag how to defend 10C displays here.

6. In My Humble Opinion Fix: Robert Novak/Chicago Sun-Times (A conservative at the UN), Gale Norton/Dept of Interior (Common sense on drilling in ANWR), Cathy Young/Boston Globe (Tyranny of the minority), John Leo/Universal Press Syndicate (What wage gap?), and Jeffrey Goldberg/The New Yorker (The fighting Democrats).

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