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Because Bush has held a sizable lead in his home state throughout the campaign, the scene in Texas had been mostly quiet until yesterday's final preparations. Many voters have already made up their minds, with record 135,000 filing early ballots in Austin last week...
...been quiet on the candidate front since Gore finally tore himself away from Florida at 5 a.m., ending a 30-hour, six-town day spanning 1,951 miles, and Bush wound up in Arkansas after his 17-hour, four-town final push covering 2,872 miles. By mid-morning, both men had cast their votes, and were set to grab a nap while voters went to the polls to give them their answer...
...Lovers Rock draws deeply on Sade's past. It's a solemn album, and although not religious, its soulful vocals and reggae-inflected grooves have the quiet power of prayer. In the meditative song Immigrant, Sade revisits the discrimination her father faced when he came to England. "He didn't know what it was to be black," she sings, "'Til they gave him his change but didn't want to touch his hand." On "Slave Song," she draws inspiration from the suffering of her African ancestors: "Teach my beloved children who've been enslaved/ to reach for the light continually...
...footage of Gore giving a speech to a group of seniors in a nursing home. Quiet classical music plays...
...Handler just wants to make it up to his mother. After doing time for grand theft auto, he's come home, to Queens, to start again, to make things right, get a job and help his mother out. Leo is kind of a quiet and understated guy, not usually given to displays of affection or emotion. When he does smile, it feels wonderful and safe. Unfortunately, Leo, played by Mark Wahlberg, has few reasons to be happy in James Gray's newest feature, The Yards. A dark, noir-ish story set against the intrigues of New York City's subway...