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> 
> > Is there a quick command sequence that allows me to delete 
> all of the
> > whitespace between the point and the next non-whitespace 
> character---sort of
> > like the way M-d deletes from the point to the end of a word?
> 
> How about fixup-whitespace?
> 
> ;;suck up excess      whitespace
> (global-set-key [f12] 'fixup-whitespace)
> 


Perfect.  Thanks for everyone's assistance!

--Matt