Her professionalism seems to be rubbing off more than her own idealism.

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This is partly because Ms Dunwoody's huge popularity is rubbing off on her daughter, Tamsin, airlifted in from Wales to fight the seat for Labour.

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Obuchi's stroke in April and death on May 14 caused an outpouring of sympathy for him (more than he enjoyed while alive), but none of it is rubbing off on his successor.

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Lady Antebellum debuted new song "Downtown" and Charles Kelley finished off the song by rubbing pregnant trio-mate Hillary Scott's belly.

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