Walked a good chunk of the way from CTV to the McCowan SRT station without wearing a jacket at all. It was 13 degrees Celsius.

Let spring begin! :)

So why were some U.S. federal prosecutors fired and some not? A major factor in the winnowing out came down to whether they were seen as loyal to Dubya and Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, says an NYT article.

From the BBC:

The BBC is continuing to try to locate its Gaza Strip correspondent, Alan Johnston, who has gone missing.

The corporation said it was working closely with Palestinian authorities to try to establish what happened to him.

A BBC News team met Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniya but the corporation says it still has no confirmation of Johnston's whereabouts.

I think Johnston will come out OK (I certainly hope so). Generally speaking, journalistic hostages in Gaza have been returned unharmed.

If he'd been kidnapped in Chechnya or Iraq, especially by al Qaeda in Iraq, my blood would run cold for the poor guy.