Nick Robinson: The cost of MPs' expenses (BBC News)

MPs have raised the white flag, and announced the terms of their surrender to people demanding tighter rules for their expenses and greater transparency.

Vandalism suspect faces felony in graffiti painting (New Hampshire Union Leader)

Police allege Alan B. Hall, 26, of 100 Ledgewood Drive, Apt. 4, spray-painted graffiti on several city buildings.

Reader Comments (Wyoming Tribune-Eagle)

" I thought Teen Pregnancy was Wyoming's #1 problem. Why aren't they banning sex? Wait, How about Suicide? There's a heck of a lot of that going around but nobody is addressing that. Rampant Drug addiction?

PM: Liberal carbon plan will 'screw' Canadians (CTV.ca)

A day after the Liberals unveiled their carbon tax plan, Prime Minister Stephen Harper is warning Canadians that it would "screw everybody across the country."

Sian Berry (The New Statesman)

My favourite word today is ‘emblazoned’. That’s what adverts for cars will have to be from now on - emblazoned with details of fuel consumption and CO2 emissions, thanks to a sudden change in advertising rules by the government.

Tory attack on carbon tax is dishonest: economist (CTV.ca)

A prominent resource economist has pronounced himself disgusted with "dishonest" Conservative attack ads on a Liberal carbon tax proposal that's yet to be unveiled.