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...which has made the task of achieving racial balance nearly impossible. After deciding that inner-city students could not be bused out to the suburbs as part of a mandatory desegregation plan, a federal district court ordered the state and KCMSD to spend $1.7 billion to create a top-notch system, in part to lure suburban whites. Then, last June, the Supreme Court decreed that the district court had no authority to order expenditures aimed at attracting suburban whites...
...between Houston and her background chorus, all help create an informal, sitting-in- a-sweaty-Southern-church-waving-a-hand-fan musical atmosphere. In fact, all the songs on the album, from the proud, soaring Too Close to the confessional Face to Face, have the earthy intimacy of top-notch blues. Along the way, Houston also turns in a patient, slow-building, ultimately satisfying rendition of Amazing Grace--an impressive feat, since the song has been covered so exhaustively by other performers that it's nearly impossible to find a fresh take...
...personal audience of One. "Gospel has roots in the blues, and Houston brings the music back to its source," says TIME's Christopher John Farley. "All the songs on the album, from the proud, soaring 'Too Close' to the confessional 'Face to Face,' have the earthy intimacy of top-notch blues. Along the way, Houston also turns in a patient, slow-building, ultimately satisfying rendition of 'Amazing Grace' -- an impressive feat, since the song has been covered so exhaustively by other performers that it's nearly impossible to find a fresh take. It's Motown with angels' wings, and gospel...
...There's a saying here," said Robin Dole from the polling place here. "As Dixville Notch goes, so goes New Hampshire...
...DIXVILLE NOTCH, N.H.--All eyes are on New Hampshire today as voters head to the polls in the nation's first primary, where they will begin selecting the Republican nominee for president of the United States...