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Paul Krugman is a columnist for the New York Times and professor of Economics and International Affairs at Princeton University. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2008. He describes himself as liberal.

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Paul Krugman
stated on September 30, 2017 in a tweet:

Said there is cholera in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria.

By Jon Greenberg • October 2, 2017
Paul Krugman
stated on July 5, 2015 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with George Stephanopoulos":

"Greece is not a big economy. It's about the size of metropolitan Miami."

By Jon Greenberg • July 6, 2015
Paul Krugman
stated on May 28, 2012 in a column in The New York Times:

Says "there have been some job gains in the McMansion State since Mr. Christie took office, but they have lagged gains both in the nation as a whole and in New York and Connecticut, the obvious points of comparison."

By Bill Wichert • May 31, 2012
Paul Krugman
stated on August 15, 2011 in a column in the "New York Times":

"One in four Texans lacks health insurance, the highest proportion in the nation."

By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 15, 2011
Paul Krugman
stated on July 31, 2011 in on "This Week with Christiane Amanpour.":

"The average Republican voter thinks there should be some revenue as part of this deal."

By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 3, 2011

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