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I Read the News Today, Oh Boy: Bruce Almighty Is Jim Carrey's Biggest Blockbuster

We had two hints last week. The first was: "the solution is a real E. Nygma." The second was: "It's SMOOOOOOOOOOOKIN!"

And here is the solution, courtesy of reader B.B. in Avon, CT:

The theme is Jim Carrey roles.

The Iran War: Donald Trump Did Not Ace This Test—Ace Ventura, Pet Detective
In Congress, Part I: The President Is a Real Scrooge—Scrooge in A Christmas Carol
In Congress, Part II: House Democrats Continue to Chip Away at GOP's Grip on Power—Ernie "Chip" Douglas, a.k.a. The Cable Guy
Political Bytes: From Harry S. Truman to Barack Obama—Truman in The Truman Show
I Read the News Today, Oh Boy: Trout Mask Replica—The Mask
This Week in Schadenfreude: Death to Algae!—Death in High Strung
This Week in Freudenfreude: I Am the Eggman—Ivo Robotnik (Dr. Eggman) in Sonic the Hedgehog
The hint mentions E. Nygma, also known as The Riddler, another Jim Carrey character, in Batman Forever.

Thanks for an early Christmas present!

Precisely. "It's SMOOOOOOOOOOOKIN!" is a famous line from The Mask, and Bruce, from this item's headline, is the character Carrey played in Bruce Almighty (also from this item's headline).

Here are the first 60 readers to get it right:

M.B. in Albany, NY
M.T. in Simpsonville, SC
E.M. in Jersey City, NJ
M.M. in Dunellen, NJ
J.W. in Victoria, BC, Canada
P.S. in Atlanta, GA
C.W. in Atlantic Beach, FL
M.M. in Dunellen, NJ
N.H. in London, England, UK
B.R. in Arlington, MA
R.D. in Cheshire, CT
P.R. in Havertown, PA
S.K. in Ardmore, PA
P.A. in Redwood City, CA
M.S. in New York City, NY
J.F. in Fayetteville, NC
G.W. in Avon, CT
R.N. in Cleveland, OH
G.M.K. in Mishawaka, IN
N.G. in Shrewsbury, MA
T.M.M. in Odessa, MO
J.R. in Austin, TX
J.S. in Huntington Station, NY
T.K. in Half Moon Bay, St. Kitts
S.S. in Lauderhill, FL
M.U. in Seattle, WA
A.C. in Kingston, MA
M.S. in Canton, NY
T.F. in Minneapolis, MN
R.E. in Birmingham, AL

M.T. in Wheat Ridge, CO
D.B. in Pittsboro, NC
T.K. in Manchester, MO
J.H. in Lake Forest, CA
E.P. in Windham, CT
P.Q. in Metuchen, NJ
S.W. in Winter Garden, FL
M.H. in Ottawa, ON, Canada
J.M. in Silver Spring, MD
S.I. in Minneapolis, MN
B.M. in Chico, CA
P.P. in Vero Beach, FL
D.D. in Portland, OR
D.C. in Portland, OR
M.D. in San Nicolas, Aruba
M.W. in Altea, Spain
M.K. in Long Branch, NJ
M.C. in Falls Church, VA
C.F. in Miami, FL
D.F. in Corcoran, MN
D.H. in Portland, OR
R.A.G. in Seattle, WA
K.H. in Albuquerque, NM
D.M. in Oakland, CA
K.R. in Austin, TX
J.C. in Kenosha, WI
S.F. in Pemberton Borough, NJ
A.J.C. in Williamsburg, VA
B.G. in Houston, TX
W.S. in Winter Springs, FL

The 60th correct response was received at 8:37 a.m. PT on Friday.

For this week's theme, it relies on one word in some headlines and more than one word in others, it's in the category Wild Card. For a hint, we'll share that we really wanted to mention Darwin and Twain in a headline, but it just didn't work. Oh, and note that "6-3" and "Never Forget: Short Stories, Part IV" are not part of it. We don't want to make a game out of those subjects.

If you have a guess, send it to comments@electoral-vote.com with subject line June 26 Headlines. (Z)

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