1. Paul Krugman is an American economist and Nobel laureate. He is also an op-ed columnist and blogger for the New York Times. In June 2011, Paul Krugman declared that a new war would solve the nation's looming economic problems: "If we suddenly had a threat of war and a military build-up, you'd be amazed how fast the economy would recover." Source: Paul Krugman."Roundtable: Where are the Jobs?" (video, from ~4:56), ABC News, 06/05/2011. 2011-06-09.

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