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Economics professor Paul Krugman speaks at a press conference Monday afternoon after the announcement that he won a Nobel Prize.
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Paul Krugman Nobel Press Conference

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Professor Paul Krugman, winner of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Economics, answers questions at a press conference in the Wilson School on Monday afternoon.