1/11: Morning Communique

CITY PAGES BLOGS

Britt Robson breaks down last night's Timberwolves game at Balls!

THESE DAYS

A formal push to oust Gov. Kathleen Blanco, after harsh criticism of her response to hurricanes Katrina and Rita, began Tuesday when a St. Martinville resident filed a recall petition with Louisiana's elections office.

New details have emerged of how the growing number of prisoners on hunger strike at Guantánamo Bay are being tied down and force-fed through tubes pushed down their nasal passages into their stomachs to keep them alive.

MINNESOTA BLOGS OF THE DAY

Follow Anthony Nemitz during his jet-lagged journey through Hong Kong.

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TIME WASTERS

Vulcan sock monkey

Ten reasons why you should never accept a diamond ring

FREEDOM OF SPEECH

"Game on."

-- St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman, upon hearing that Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak had been named Fittest Mayor in America by Men's Fitness Magazine