Even moderates such as Robert Samuelson recognize this is absurd, and here is some of what he wrote.

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As Krugman points out, a recent article by Robert Samuelson in the Washington Post greatly garbles the Japan story.

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Robert Samuelson worries about slumping American productivity here.

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And so does Newsweek columnist Robert Samuelson.

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Robert Samuelson finds another basis for optimism.

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James Tobin was a member, Robert Solow was a staff economist, and consultant economists included Kenneth Arrow and Paul Samuelson.

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