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1. President Barack Obama is hoping his visits to four states over the weekend will rally voters and help secure two more years of Democratic control on Capitol Hill. Meanwhile, Republicans boosted by the polls are casting Tuesday's midterm elections as a referendum on President Obama's economic policies.

2. A Qatar Airways¹ spokesman says one of two bombs mailed from Yemen to Chicago-area synagogues made its way on a pair of passenger flights before it was discovered by authorities late Thursday. Authorities say the narrowly averted² plot bears hallmarks of an al-Qaeda offshoot they vowed³ to destroy.

3. Forecasters are concerned Hurricane Tomas, the Category 1 storm, may regain⁴ strength over the next few days and veer⁵ toward earthquake-ravaged Haiti. Some 1.3 million are still living in tarps and tents, making them especially vulnerable to heavy rains.

4. Hundreds of abuse survivors⁶ from a dozen countries gathered in Rome for a candlelight march on the Vatican. The group is calling on the United Nations to designate systematic⁷ sexual abuse of children as a crime against humanity.