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Quick Fix 6 (5/16/05)

APhoto Fix: A young boy dressed as the Star Wars character 'Yoda' sits on the shoulders of a man as he watches events in Leicester Square in London and joins in with the premier launch of the film Star Wars Episode III Revenge of the Sith today. Meanwhile, Cannes premiere of "Star Wars" is raising question of US imperialism here.

Newsweek magazine said on Sunday it erred in a May 9 report that U.S. interrogators desecrated the Koran at Guantanamo Bay, and apologized to the victims of deadly Muslim protests sparked by the article. Editor Mark Whitaker said the magazine inaccurately reported that U.S. military investigators had confirmed that personnel at the detention facility in Cuba had flushed the Muslim holy book down the toilet. The report sparked angry and violent protests across the Muslim world from Afghanistan, where 16 were killed and more than 100 injured. Click here.


1. Political 'Toon Fix: Paul Nowak (Slain Denver officer), Kevin Tuma (Gas prices), and Jim Huber ("Star Wars" fanatics).

2. Humor Fix: "The anti-gay mayor of Spokane, Washington, has taken a leave of absence from his job after allegations that he offered city jobs to men he met in a gay chat room. ...One of the guys he offered a job to -- the former governor of New Jersey" -- 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: Cheney a serious dark horse to 2008? here, Kuwait OKs women's political rights here, More bodies found in Iraq here, Teacher of the Year fired over 4-letter word quiz here, and X-ray machine to strip travelers bare here.

5. Media Fix: A new survey shows a tremendous values gap between journalists and the general public. For example, journalists voted for Kerry over Bush by a margin of 68% to 25% here.

6. Opinion Fix: U.S. Sen. Bill Frist/USA Today (Time for Up or Down Vote), John Fund/Wall Street Journal (Use Base-Closing Model Elsewhere), Laura Vanderkam/USA Today (The Frugal Graduate), Paul Marshall/Center for Religious Freedom (Newsweek's Deadly Mistake), and Phyllis Schlafly/The Phyllis Schlafly Report (Bush Buries Shame of Yalta).



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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.