DNA, and as a fetcher and carrier of amino acids for the factories in which proteins are made.

ECONOMIST: The origin of life

"By encouraging our supporters to vote early, we can focus our resources more efficiently on Election Day to make sure those less likely to vote get out to the polls, " said Fetcher.

CNN: In voting, the early bird skips the line

"While Mitt Romney and his allies are counting on big ad buys ... we've made early investments in battleground states -- where we've been registering folks and keeping an open conversation going with undecided voters for months -- to build an historic grassroots organization that will pay off when the votes are counted, " Obama campaign spokesman Adam Fetcher said.

CNN: In voting, the early bird skips the line