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Bill Kristol says Bennett is speaking for other conservatives who worry that Gingrich's image is so tattered, he's being forced to soften his partisan edge.
' " Lord Rees-Mogg said that "[t]he precedents under American law are that Microsoft will not be allowed to expand, or even retain, its present degree of monopoly," and he suggests that Gates take a leaf out of the book of John D. Rockefeller who, in his later years, consulted a public-relations firm and "took to giving out dimes to children in the street in order to soften his image as a hard-hearted businessman."
In retrospect, then, it may have been not merely a romantic comedy with a little product placement tossed in; it may have been an attempt to soften the ground for AOL's latest acquisition.
The female narrative voice serves a different purpose here than in traditional political campaigns, where it is sometimes used to soften negative spots.
Distinguished three-story, late 18th-century houses line the square, and orange trees soften the edges, adding color and scent.