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  • LIPA insists Governor Cuomo was wrong about their preparedness: "We have a surplus of poles."
  • Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong has cut formal ties with his charity Livestrong. So you can keep wearing those bracelets if you must.
  • Speaking of, will Sandy donations hurt traditional charities this giving season?
  • What do you do with a Romney/Ryan face tattoo?
  • Paul McCartney and his wife narrowly avoided a potential deadly helicopter crash earlier this year. And now you know.
  • Uh, Mary-Kate Olsen and her much older boyfriend look like they are having the best time at a recent Knicks game. Specifically in the second photo.
  • Is this the best newspaper lede ever? It is certainly informative.
  • We knew President Obama liked to watch Homeland, now we know when.
  • The Simpsons got in on the Karl Rove bashing bandwagon last night.
  • Finally, here is a scaredy cat Saint Bernard who refuses to go down stairs: