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Chesley B. Sullenberger III and the crew of US Airways Flight 1549 at the Super Bowl in Florida in 2009. (photo: Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
Captain Chesley B. 'Sully' Sullenberger III, The Washington Post
Sullenberger writes: "We cannot wait for someone to save us. We must do it ourselves. This Election Day is a crucial opportunity to again demonstrate the best in each of us by doing our duty and voting for leaders who are committed to the values that will unite and protect us."
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Democratic Senate candidate Beto O'Rourke is running against Ted Cruz. (photo: Getty Images)
Democratic Senate candidate Beto O'Rourke is running against Ted Cruz. (photo: Getty Images)

Blowing Smoke: Sorry, Pundits, but You Have No Clue What Will Happen on Tuesday
Peter Hamby, Vanity Fair
Hamby writes: "Polls remain our best tool for reading the electorate and discerning important trends, which is why journalists, handicappers, and campaign managers depend on them so much. Entire media companies are devoted to explaining them. But polls are not predictive. They are wobbly around the margins."
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Maria Butina. (photo: Zuma Press)
Maria Butina. (photo: Zuma Press)

Betsy Woodruff and Spencer Ackerman | Senate Intelligence Wants Documents on NRA's Russia Trip
Betsy Woodruff and Spencer Ackerman, The Daily Beast
Excerpt: "The Senate intelligence committee has asked the National Rifle Association to provide documents on its connections to Russia - including documents related to a 2015 trip some of its top leaders made to Moscow."
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Democratic candidate for Georgia's Governor Stacy Abrams. (photo: John Bazemore/AP)
Democratic candidate for Georgia's Governor Stacy Abrams. (photo: John Bazemore/AP)

'This Is Georgia': Hate, Hope and History in Election That Shows the Clash of Two Americas
David Smith, Guardian UK
Smith writes: "It was not meant to be like this. America's first black president hoped to steer the nation on an upward trajectory. Then came Donald Trump, a man endorsed by white supremacists and the breathing embodiment of everything Obama is not."
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Twitter. (photo: Getty Images)
Twitter. (photo: Getty Images)

Twitter Deleted Thousands of Accounts That Were Discouraging People From Voting
Salvador Hernandez, BuzzFeed News
Hernandez writes: "Twitter on Friday said it has deleted thousands of automated accounts that were posing as belonging to Democrats while trying to spread false information and discourage people from voting in the upcoming midterm elections."
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Protesters called for the death penalty to be reinstated following Asia Bibi's acquittal. (photo: EPA)
Protesters called for the death penalty to be reinstated following Asia Bibi's acquittal. (photo: EPA)




Asia Bibi Blasphemy Case: Husband Pleads for Asylum
BBC News
Excerpt: "Hard-line politicians have often backed severe punishments, partly as a way of shoring up their support base. But critics say the laws have often been used to get revenge after personal disputes, and that convictions are based on thin evidence."
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Fossil fuel emissions. (photo: ribarnica/flickr)
Fossil fuel emissions. (photo: ribarnica/flickr)

Supreme Court OKs Climate Change Lawsuit Against US Government
teleSUR
Excerpt: "On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court gave permission for the continuation of the Juliana vs. the United States lawsuit that was filed by young American citizens, who expressed concern for the government's failure to properly address the impacts of climate change."
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