This week the assessment of the dark stain Sandy has left on New York City and a good chunk of the northeast region begins.

FORBES: After Sandy: Rebuilding the New York Art World

And yet, his long-term perspective provided a strong moral framework, a context to judge how dark a stain was compared to the one he sought to erase.

CNN: What Obama can learn from Lincoln

He looked tired and drab, his eyes rimmed with dark circles, a reddish stain disfiguring his crisp white polo shirt.

NEWYORKER: Raj, Bohemian