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Two weeks after Superstorm Sandy, clean-up continues in the heavily damaged Rockaway neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City.
Spencer Platt

Good morning.

Our early posts:

-- For Veterans Day: We Pause To Read 'In Flanders Fields'.

-- Petraeus Affair: Lawmakers Want To Know Why They Weren't Told.

-- In Indianapolis, Search For Answers Continues After Massive Explosion.

Other stories making headlines:

-- "Cuomo To Seek $30 Billion In Disaster Aid For New York State." (The New York Times)

-- "Return Of More NJ Transit, PATH Services Gives Train Riders Some Space." (The Star-Ledger)

-- "5 Fiscal Cliff Scenarios." (Politico)

-- "U.S. Set To Become Biggest Oil Producer." (The Financial Times)

-- "BBC's Head Of News Steps Aside." (The Wall Street Journal)

-- "Tourists Swim In Venice Square As Heavy Rain Pounds Italy." (Reuters)

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