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>> If you missed Saturday’s Million Muppet March, check out our pictures here.

>> The general lack of affordable housing in D.C. is a problem, so much so that the city is considering closing down its list of applicants for three subsidized housing programs, writes the Post. Some 66,297 families in the city are on the list; some applicants have said that they have been on it for more than 30 years and still have not been placed in affordable housing. The D.C. Housing Authority has said that the list could close by the end of the year, after which the agency will work to determine a more practicable approach to finding housing for those that need it most.

>> Close to 1 million people cast their ballots early across the region, reports WTOP. In D.C., 52,000 residents took part in early voting, while in Maryland 430,573—over 10 percent of registered voters in the states—did. In Virginia, more than 363,000 residents voted absentee, either by mail or in person.

>> Metro breezed through Hurricane Sandy, at least relative to what happened to mass transit in New Jersey and New York. But our local transit agency did take a financial hit, reports the Examiner, due to lost fares for being closed on Monday and Tuesday morning while having to pay workers to either stay home or work overtime. While no concrete numbers are yet available, Metro has in the past estimated that it loses $2 million in fares when it is forced to close.

Briefly Noted: 19-year-old man arrested for sexual assaults in D.C. … Only two of the eight members on Prince George’s County school board have a college degree … Some parents in Montgomery County want school to start later in the morning … Amtrak running reduced service today along Northeast corridor … Tim Kaine, George Allen close out campaign … D.C. Council Chair Phil Mendelson spending $20,000 to undo renovations made by his predecessor.

This Day in DCist: On this day in 2011, three Occupy D.C. protesters were hit by a car outside the Convention Center. In 2010, the charges against five DC9 employees were dropped and TBD underwent some changes in leadership.