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I Read the News Today, Oh Boy: I've Got a Mule, Her Name Is Sal

Fifteen miles on the Erie Canal.

We gave two hints as to last week's headline theme: (1) "we'll tell you that you're not on the lookout for just ONE friend of Dorothy, but for THREE friends of Dorothy" and (2) "the folks in question ostensibly lived in Miami, but the house that was always shown is actually about a mile from where (Z) lives in Los Angeles."

And here is the solution, courtesy of reader T.T in Vincennes, IN:

My wife is a big Golden Girls fan. The "Tom, Dick, and Harry" headline threw me, but they all seem to be Golden Girls Characters.

In Congress: Looks Like Wannabe AG Blanche Is Already in Trouble—Blanche Devereaux

Legal Matters: Tom, Dick and Even Harry Might Be Able to Get Away with This, but Not John Bolton—Harry Weston (Doctor that appeared on the show and had a spinoff; Empty Nest)

The Sporting Life: What Would George (Washington) Do?—George Devereaux (Blanche's husband)

The Golden State: Vote Counters Have Miles to Go before They Sleep—Miles Webber (Rose's boyfriend)

I Read the News Today, Oh Boy: The N.I.S. Never Did Find Dorothy—Dorothy Zbornak

This Week in Schadenfreude: So Much for the Hagia Sophia de Trump—Sophia Petrillo

This Week in Freudenfreude: Instead of Raging, Morello Rose to the Occasion—Rose Nylund

Couldn't work in Max or Salvadore/Sal anywhere?

We specifically saved "Sal" for the headline of this item. And, of course, Dorothy's three friends—who live with her in Miami—are Rose, Blanche and Sophia.

Here are the first 60 readers to get it right:

B.M. in Chico, CA
G.M.K. in Mishawaka, IN
R.S. in Landing, NJ
J.F. in Fayetteville, NC
K.G.W. in Lafayette, IN
B.A. in Edmond, OK
P.Q. in Metuchen, NJ
S.K. in Ardmore, PA
K.R. in Austin, TX
R.P. in Brooklyn, NY
B.R. in Arlington, MA
G.M. in Chevy Chase, MD
M.K. in Long Branch, NJ
M.Z. in Sharon, MA
C.B. in Lakeville, MN
A.W. in Brooklyn, NY
E.J. in Homewood, AL
R.E. in Birmingham, AL
R.S. in Milan, OH
M.W. in Altea, Spain
M.B. in Albany, NY
D.D. in Bucks County, PA
D.D. in Highland Park, IL
A.D. in Vass, NC
D.E. in High Springs, FL
E.S. in Providence, RI
M.H. in Ottawa, ON, Canada
D.P. in Mt. Rainier, MD
D.L. in Springfield, IL
D.E. in Ann Arbor, MI

M.S. in Canton, NY
H.B. in Santiago, Chile
P.R. in Havertown, PA
G.W. in Avon, CT
J.E. in Gilbertsville, PA
J.R. in Austin, TX
R.N. in Cleveland, OH
M.L. in Simpsonville, SC
J.N. in Zionsville, IN
A.F. in Minneapolis, MN
J.B. in Chicago, IL
K.F. in Berea, KY
B.F. in Madison, WI
A.T. in Bloomington, IN
E.W. in Silver Spring, MD
W.L. in Springfield, MO
J.B. in Chicago, IL
C.D.R. in Alexandria, VA
P.H. in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
E.W. in Skaneateles, NY
H.H. in Fort Lauderdale, FL
P.A. in Redwood City, CA
J.T. in San Diego, CA
A.B.W. in New Haven, CT
S.I. in Minneapolis, MN
L.D. in Lexington, MA
M.K. in Seattle, WA
N.G. in Shrewsbury, MA
D.B. in Pittsboro, NC
W.R.S. in Tucson, AZ

The 60th correct response was received at 7:17 a.m. PT on Friday.

For this week's theme, it relies on one word per headline, and it's in the category Sports. For a hint, we'll say that it's a tricky one, and this headline is subtle. Well, to be precise, it's Suttles. Also, the item on sexual misconduct and the one on soldiers' stories are not part of it.

If you have a guess, send it to comments@electoral-vote.com with subject line "June 12 Headlines." (Z)

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