Mr. Fabiani noted that the governor had been presiding over an execution and pointed to reports that Mr. Bush's financial ties to the oil industry would render him useless in the battle against high gasoline prices.
That hasn't resulted in ugly problems, the Fed said, because of the robust economy -- a caveat made more pointed by reports last week that manufacturing activity had slowed in June for the first time in almost two years.
In 2004, Helgerson wrote a pointed confidential report questioning the legality, the medical safety, and the humaneness of the program, which spurred conservative, Bush-appointed lawyers in the Justice Department to withdraw arguments that had been made to justify the program.
There are many ways for a publication like ours to do its job: investigative reporting; pointed, well-argued opinion pieces; Profiles; reporting from all over the country and around the world; radio and video interviews; even live interviews.
Union representatives for the Los Angeles County Fire Department's rank and file had a pointed response to reports of nepotism in the agency's hiring practices: They announced their sponsorship of a "family day".
Instead of asking pointed questions, the report indicated, the directors appeared to rely too heavily on assurances from Enron executives and outside advisers.
In a particularly pointed criticism, the report said private investors seemed to have received much better terms on their investments in troubled financial institutions than the government had.
Sharp pointed objects were reported as potentially damaging to the eyes, but none mentioned sports, fireworks, playing with discarded syringes or hazardous toys, which are among the commonest causes of eye injuries among schoolchildren [ 34- 37].
It was a pointed remark following several reports, including in La Stampa, Buzzfeed and the New York Times, that alleged the Five Star Movement was behind an intense disinformation campaign and that officials in the Renzi government had raised concerns about possible Russian influence in Italian politics.
Particularly in light of Mr. Mueller's pointed statement that his report does not "exonerate" Mr. Trump.
