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Quick Fix 6 (4/14/05)


Plaintiff Mary Li, right, and her partner Becky Kennedy are seen in this, Dec. 15, 2004, file photo, outside the Oregon Supreme Court, in Salem, Ore. Li and her spouse were the first same-sex couple to get a marriage license in Oregon.

The Oregon Supreme Court on Thursday nullified nearly 3,000 marriage licenses issued to same-sex couples by Multnomah County a year ago, saying a single county couldn’t take such action on its own, according to The Associated Press, here .

1. Political ‘Toon Fix: Daryl Cagle & Co. ( Tom DeLay’s Dilemma roundup ), Paul Nowak ( April 15 … da-dum, da-dum ), and Timothy Kelly ( Minuteman project ).

2. “A very scary moment in Washington, D.C. yesterday. Capitol Police tackled and dragged away a desperate man with two suitcases. He stationed himself in front of the Capitol building, stayed there for an hour, and demanded to get into the White House. You know, I think John Kerry’s starting to lose it” — 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: Texan indicted in Iraq UN oil-for-food scandal here , US hostage pleads for life here , Senate panel delays vote on Bolton here , Car bombs kill at least 18 in Baghdad here , and Connecticut House OKs same-sex civil unions here .

5. Faith Fix: Eight of 10 freshmen believe in God and are interested in spirituality but far fewer are secure in their faith, according to a UCLA institute study of more than 112,000 freshmen, here .

6. Opinion Fix: David Brooks /NY Times ( John Bolton’s UN vision ), Carol Iannone/Academic Questions ( A Christ for Conservatives? ), John Carlisle /Washington Times ( AARP’s dishonesty ), George W. Will /Washington Post ( Eugenics by abortion ), and Ann Coulter /AnnCoulter.org ( Pied in Arizona ).

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