Obama jokes about ‘doing fine’ gaffe

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President Obama ruefully joked about his claim last week that “the private sector is doing fine” during a campaign stop in Ohio today, and he predicted that the general election would feature many more such “gaffes.”

“There will be no shortage of gaffes and controversy that keep both campaigns busy and give the press something to write about,” Obama told the audience at Cuyahoga Community College in Ohio. “You might have heard I recently made my own unique contribution to that process. It wasnt the first time and it won’t be last.”

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