Quick Fix 6 — 10/5/05

1. APhoto Fix: Marines from 3rd Platoon, Company K, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, and soldiers of the Iraqi Security Forces survey an area while patrol the streets of Haditha, Iraq while in search of insurgents on Tuesday.The U.S. military is waging two major offensives in Anbar, one at the Syrian border, the other around the town of Haditha, about 225 kilometers (140 miles) northwest of Baghdad.

2. Cartoon Fix: Paul Nowak ( Mortgage rates jump ), Monte Wolverton ( Tom DeLay ), and Gary Varvel ( Bush Redux: Trust me ).

3. Humor Fix: David Letterman’s “Top Ten Things You Ask Yourself Before Buying the Meat’Normous Sandwich” here .

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: Prosecutor: Miers in middle of Bush National Guard scandal? here , Conservatives split over Miers’ nomination here , 3rd grand jury refused DeLay indictment here , Conversion redefined nominee’s worldview here , and Iraqi charter gains wide backing here .

6. Opinion Fix: Marvin & Peter Olasky /World ( Miers ain’t Ivy League ), Froma Harrop /Providence Journal ( Miers will be no one’s puppet ), John Avlon /New York Sun ( Blacks declaring independence ), Jeff Jacoby /Boston Globe ( People’s voice on gay marriage ), and Ned Rice /National Review ( Bennett outed! ).