1.   In an attempt to soothe ruffled feathers, Gonzalez has asked Daley to meet with San Antonio labor leaders Friday.

2.   Then he helped soothe ruffled feathers and play Democratic Party bickering.

3.   One way that ESPN has sought to soothe ruffled feathers with cable operators is by promoting cable Internet service on its regular ESPN.com Web site.

4.   Commonwealth Games Federation Chairman Araldo de O Sales of Hong Kong tried to soothe ruffled feathers.