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The Tylenol press conference was such a political disaster that other Dr. Mehmet Oz, a TV doctor who now heads the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, was deployed to soften the message.

For an offense usually predicated on a disciplined daily approach and ability to work quality at-bats, there were long stretches of the season in which that edge would seemingly soften.

Six of the MPs have now rejoined Labour, which has softened its stance on the cap in recent months.

Even a former Kentucky district attorney, who brags that he “got a lot of attaboys” for partnering with NBC, softens his tough talk while watching outtakes of a soft-spoken and seemingly very confused arrestee.

The extra emphasis on design, against the odds, softens the landing in each neighborhood, he adds.