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David Brooks is a columnist for the New York Times.

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David Brooks
stated on March 6, 2016 in comments on "Meet the Press":

"There’s no correlation between primary turnout and wins in the fall in the last 11 elections."

By Linda Qiu • March 6, 2016
David Brooks
stated on February 23, 2014 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press":

"Chained CPI would save $1 trillion in the second decade off the federal budget debt," a report shows.

By Jon Greenberg • February 23, 2014
David Brooks
stated on December 9, 2011 in a column in the New York Times:

Newt Gingrich "has suggested" building "a mirror system in space" could improve the Earth’s habitability.

By Louis Jacobson • December 12, 2011
David Brooks
stated on May 10, 2010 in a column:

Elena Kagan "has published five scholarly review articles, mostly on administrative law and the First Amendment. These articles were mostly on technical and procedural issues."

By Angie Drobnic Holan • May 17, 2010
David Brooks
stated on August 14, 2009 in an interview on the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer:

Preventive care does not save the government money.

By Catharine Richert • August 17, 2009

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