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I need to shorten this paragraph by 7 words, from 107 to 100. I really don't want to cut out any main information. How would you shorten this. A report released by the National Transportation Safety Board showed that a plane carrying 51 passengers, including then U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama, came a lot closer to crashing than first thought. After takeoff from Chicago’s Midway Airport, an emergency slide in the tail of the plane inflated, which was thought to be caused by its cover. This slide pressed against cables that control where the plane points. After struggling to keep the aircraft level, the pilot attempted an emergency landing at Lambert-St. Louis Airport, which allowed the plane to land safely. While the pilot told passengers everything was fine, he advised officials to prepare crash equipment. OMG, thanks so much CanProf. I used half of your edit, the first part about the cover, which gave me a few words to add elaboration elsewhere! I always struggle with word limits. THANK YOU!!

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1. A report released by the National Transportation Safety Board showed that a plane carrying 51 passengers, including then U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama, came a lot closer to crashing than first thought. After takeoff from Chicago’s Midway Airport, a cover caused an emergency slide in the tail of the plane to inflate. This slide pressed against cables that control where the plane points. After struggling to keep the aircraft level, the pilot safely made an emergency landing at Lambert-St. Louis Airport. While the pilot told passengers everything was fine, he advised officials to prepare crash equipment.