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Meet the softer, gentler side of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. Just weeks after New Jersey lawmakers passed a bill that would would establish a program offering medical treatment for non-violent drug offenders instead of jail time, Christie, a possible vice presidential contender, praised the measure during a speech in Washington, D.C. "If you're pro-life, as I am, you can't be pro-life just in the womb. Every life is precious and every one of God's creatures can be redeemed," Christie said during a wide-ranging Monday morning address at the Brookings Institution, a public policy research organization. "But they won't be if we ignore them. ... I believe that the results will show after this is fully implemented will be startling because people can be treated and miracles happen every day at these facilities. Lives are restored." In a move that sets Christie apart from the many Republicans who take a hard line on drug enforcement, Christie predicted that the...