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Obama: Buy a 'thingamajig' for your furnace

June 1, 2012 | Modified: June 1, 2012 at 1:21 pm
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The GOP was quick to jump on this line from President Obama's speech in Minnesota today:

"If you got $3,000 a year extra, that helps you pay down your credit cards. That helps you go out and buy some things that your family needs. Which is good for business," he said. "Maybe somebody will be replacing some thingamajig for their furnace."

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