11/11: Morning Communique

THESE DAYS

House Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Steve Buyer (R-IN) announced that for the first time in at least 55 years, "veterans service organizations will no longer have the opportunity to present testimony before a joint hearing of the House and Senate Veterans' Affairs Committees."

Leonardo DiCaprio's production company is developing Malcolm Gladwell's bestseller Blink into a movie, with DiCaprio attached to star.

Verne Gay at Newsday believes a Ken and Barbie tag-team featuring Bob Woodruff and Elizabeth Vargas will take over ABC's World News Tonight.

MINNESOTA BLOG OF THE DAY

Dressing up in tin foil for free burritos and volunteering at The Peace House keep k's karma balanced. Read her blog at Accordeon Musette.

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TIME WASTERS

Play Risk using Google Maps

A Pong Owner's Manual from 1976 at Flickr

FREEDOM OF SPEECH

"I gave the people in St. Paul more credit because I thought they'd take a look at someone holistically... It's obvious that they just didn't. You get the government you deserve."

-- St. Paul Mayor Randy Kelly, just a little bitter in yesterday's Strib