It was a not-so-subtle reminder that the the presidential primary season kicks off in Iowa.

It was a not-so-subtle reminder to them to keep their hands off her customers.

Los Angeles got a not-so-subtle reminder of its own vulnerability.

The train's periodic screech and clatter was a not-so-subtle reminder of what the children inside were planning to leave behind.

The visit also raised the not-so-subtle reminder that Mr. Lautenberg intended to make gun control a major campaign issue.

But it's not a pimple; it's a not-so-subtle reminder of what he has been through over the past four years.

It was just a statement of fact, perhaps a not-so-subtle reminder that Jack shouldn't expect too much out of his first meeting with Brian.

And they have delivered not-so-subtle reminders of party and corporate loyalties.

They handed out a not-so-subtle reminder that they are the Super Bowl champions until somebody takes it away.

It was yet another not-so-subtle reminder of the past.