Six in the Morning

1. LOOKS LIKE WE'VE GOT US AN ELECTION: The Grits are signaling they're ready to topple Harper's government. Layton suggests he's willing to listen if Harper "reaches out." Harper's unlikely to cut any deals with folk he deems socialists. Both Layton and Harper have said "no back room deals." (That we'll hear about anyway.) And Duceppe (haven't heard much from that guy lately) says he'll only prop up the gov't if they do something sweet for Quebec. Sounds to me like all four are angling to see if they can get away with going to the polls. It's about bloody time if you ask me. (Globe and Mail)

2. INCOME GAP HUGE IN SASK: A just-released report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives says the income disparity between rich and poor in the province is growing. (CCPA)

3. ALMOST-SON-IN-LAW SAYS ALMOST-VICE-PREZ A BAD MOM: Levi Johnson, father of Sarah Palin's grandchild, makes some claims about the former VP candidate's behaviour, including that she wanted to adopt his kid so that people wouldn't know her 17-year old daughter was pregnant. (Globe and Mail)

4. AMAZON TRYING TO THWART GOOGLE BOOK: Fearing dramatic changes to the way intellectual property laws will work, the online retail giant, Amazon, is attempting to stop Google from digitizing books for which copyright holders can't be found. (Globe and Mail)

5. REPUBLICANS HOST ENERGY SUMMIT, NO ONE ATTENDS: No one except protesters, that is. (Desmog Blog)

6. LA PRESSE MAY STOP THE PRESSES: As part of cost cutting measures, North America's largest French-language newspaper, Montreal's La Presse, may cease publishing by December 1 and move to a new "business model" that doesn't involve a paper newspaper. (CBC)