Mr. Dithers jibes aside, PM PM got a solid endorsement from the Liberal faithful -- a reward for taking over all those riding associations in his long march towards the leadership, no doubt. :)

Giuliana Sgrena, the Italian journalist taken hostage in Iraq and then nearly killed by U.S. troops at a roadblock, offers up her side of the story.

If you're paying cash, riding "The Rocket" will cost you $2.50 today, up from $2.25. Kids' fares rose a dime, and seniors and students' rates are up 20 cents.

Oh, and a little something on the mythical T.O. subway map the Globe discovered.

The NYT published a story yesterday called 'Violent new front in drug war opens up on Canadian border.'

It was number three on the NYT's 'most e-mailed'stories' list this morning as I wrote this and was number one when I came home last night. If only the story were true! :)

Maureen Dowd of the NYT continues her recent roll with this column. I'm too tired to comment tonight, but here ya go:

The BBC profiles the Italian journalist who was held hostage in Iraq for a month -- and also killed by U.S. troops shortly after being released by her captors.

CBC has ended its CBCRadio3.com online magazine venture after 100 issues. But it has plans, big plans, for what comes next.

The Toronto Star's Antonia Zerbisias on why  liberalism is a dirty word in the U.S. -- and why the liberals partly have themselves to blame.