Now, several Republican congressmen have begun to ask pointedly why the president is in such a hurry to reform Social Security, whose solvency problems are not as bad as Medicare's.

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And some evangelical Christians worry that mercury pollution is damaging the unborn, and pointedly ask what Jesus would drive.

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About two dozen states now pointedly ask taxpayers to estimate and pay use taxes on state income-tax returns, with some suggesting a figure based on the resident's overall income.

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