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The Brookings Institution is an American think tank based on Embassy Row in Washington, D.C., USA. One of Washington's oldest think tanks, Brookings conducts research and education in the social sciences, primarily in economics, metropolitan policy, governance, foreign policy, and global economy and development.〔(Brookings Institution ) ''Encyclopædia Britannica''.〕 In the University of Pennsylvania's ''2014 Global Go To Think Tanks Report'', Brookings is ranked the most influential think tank in the world. Its stated mission is to "provide innovative and practical recommendations that advance three broad goals: strengthen American democracy; foster the economic and social welfare, security and opportunity of all Americans; and secure a more open, safe, prosperous, and cooperative international system".〔 Brookings states that its staff "represent diverse points of view" and describes itself as non-partisan,〔 while the media most frequently describe Brookings as "progressive" or "left-centrist".〔("Silicon Valley's New Think Tank Stakes Out 'Radical Center ) by Neil A. Lewis, ''The New York Times'', May 15, 1999〕 A "progressive" label would appear inapt, given that prominently featured among Brookings's purported "diverse points of view" are such neoconservatives (and neocon sympathizers) as Robert Kagan. An academic analysis of Congressional records from 1993 to 2002 found that Brookings was referenced by conservative politicians almost as frequently as liberal politicians, earning a score of 53 on a 1–100 scale with 100 representing the most liberal score. The same study found Brookings to be the most frequently cited think tank by the U.S. media and politicians.〔 ==Political stance== As a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, Brookings describes itself as independent and non-partisan. A 2011 study examining think tank employee donations from 2003 to 2010 showed that 97.6% of Brookings's employees' political donations went to Democrats. A 2005 academic study by UCLA concluded it was centrist in that it was referenced as an authority almost equally by both conservative and liberal politicians in congressional records from 1993 to 2002.〔 ''The New York Times'' has referred to the organization as liberal, liberal-centrist, centrist, and conservative.〔(), Closing Guantanamo.〕〔(Next Generation of Conservatives (By the Dormful) ) by Jason DeParle, ''The New York Times'', June 14, 2005〕〔(ECONOMIC VIEW; Friedman And Keynes, Trading Pedestals ) by Tom Redburn, ''The New York Times'', September 24, 2000〕〔(Marshall A. Robinson, 83, Former Foundation Chief, Dies ) by Wolfgang Saxon, ''The New York Times'', January 13, 2006〕〔(Air Force's Newest Jet Fighter Is in Fierce Fight, in Capitol ) by Elizabeth Becker, ''The New York Times'', September 8, 1999〕〔(The Way to Save ) ''The New York Times'', February 20, 2006〕 ''The Washington Post'' has described Brookings as centrist and liberal.〔(Mr. Obama's Jobs Plan ) ''The Washington Post'', December 9, 2009〕〔(Stumping for Attention To Deficit Disorder ) by Lori Montgomery, ''The Washington Post'', June 21, 2007〕〔(The Unbelievable Karl Rove ) by Dan Froomkin, ''Washingtonpost.com'', November 13, 2006〕〔(2003 Budget Completes Big Jump in Spending ) by Glenn Kessler, ''The Washington Post'', April 15, 2002〕 The ''Los Angeles Times'' described Brookings as liberal-leaning and centrist before opining that it did not believe such labels mattered.〔(), "Left-leaning" or "Nonpartisan"?.〕〔(Parties Suggest They'd Yield for Stimulus Pact ) by Maura Reynolds and Richard Simon, ‘’Los Angeles Times’’, January 17, 2008〕〔(U.S. Won't Say Who Killed Militant ) by Josh Meyer, ‘’Los Angeles Times’’, February 2, 2008〕〔(A green light to genocide ) by Goldberg, ‘’Los Angeles Times’’, July 24, 2007〕 In 1977, ''Time Magazine'' described it as the "nation's pre-eminent liberal think tank".〔(The Other Think Tank ) ''Time Magazine'', September 19, 1977〕 ''Newsweek'' has described Brookings as centrist〔(Economists Agree: Unemployment Will Stay High Through November ), "Newsweek", May 25, 2010〕 while ''Politico'' has used the term "center-left".〔Reid J. Epstein, (Jon Huntsman veers campaign to Brookings ) ''POLITICO'' November 14, 2011〕 In addition, the left-wing, media watchdog group Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting describes it as conservative.〔〔Sam Husseini, "(Brookings: The Establishment's Think Tank )," ''Extra!'', Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (November/December 1998).〕〔Lawrence Soley, "(Brookings: Stand-In for the Left )," ''Extra!'', Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (1991).〕〔Michael Dolny, "(Think Tanks in a Time of Crisis )," ''Extra!'', Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (March/April 2002).〕 Some liberals argue, however, that despite its left-of-center reputation, Brookings foreign policy scholars were overly supportive of Bush administration policies abroad.〔(Very Serious Indeed ) by Matthew Yglesias, ''Atlantic Monthly'', August 24, 2007〕〔(The Truth Behind the Pollack-O'Hanlon Trip to Iraq ) by Glenn Greenwald, Salon.com.〕 Matthew Yglesias, a liberal blogger, has pointed out that Brookings's Michael E. O'Hanlon frequently agrees with scholars from conservative organizations such as the American Enterprise Institute, ''The Weekly Standard'', and the Project for a New American Century.〔 Similarly, Brookings fellow and research director Benjamin Wittes is a member of the conservative Hoover Institution's Task Force on National Security and Law. Brookings scholars have served in Republican and Democratic administrations, including Mark McClellan, Ron Haskins and Martin Indyk.〔(The Brookings Institution Experts ).〕 The Brookings Board of Trustees includes mainly prominent Democrats, such as Laura Tyson, former chair of the Council of Economic Advisers under Bill Clinton, but also a few centrist Republicans such as Kenneth Duberstein, a former chief of staff to Ronald Reagan. Aside from political figures, the board of trustees also includes leaders in the business industry, including Philip H. 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