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Lianne La Havas was pretty much unknown until she appeared on the influential TV show in Britain called Later with Jools Holland. It was just her, singing and playing guitar. Her voice was clear, pure and soulful. The song she performed — called "Age" — was both jazzy and sassy.

"Time seemed to stand still," wrote one critic of La Havas' live performance. There were much more established artists on the music show that day, but Alison Howe, the producer, says La Havas was the standout.

As relentlessly as the candidates have courted voters, they've also shown their love to donors.

A report by the Center for Responsive Politics places the total cost of the 2012 elections at an estimated $6 billion, which would make it the most expensive election in U.S. history

NPR's Ari Shapiro has been crisscrossing battleground states with Mitt Romney's campaign. He speaks to weekends on All Things Considered host Guy Raz from Cleveland, Ohio.

Weekends on All Things Considered host Guy Raz talks about the very latest polling on Tuesday's presidential elections with NPR's senior political correspondent Mara Liasson.

As the election draws closer, the candidates are wrapping up their campaigns and packing in speeches and rallies in as many states as they can this weekend. Weekends on All Things Considered host Guy Raz talks with NPR's Scott Horsley, who is traveling with President Obama's campaign.