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Minnesotans lost their jobs because the credit rating agencies didn\'t do the only job they\'re supposed to have, the only job they had, which is to give accurate, objective ratings to financial products.
Minnesotans lost their jobs because the credit rating agencies didn't do the only job they're supposed to have, the only job they had, which is to give accurate, objective ratings to financial products.
 Al Franken

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The man with the average mentality, but with control, with a definite goal, and a clear conception of how it can be gained, and above all, with the power of application and labor, wins in the end.
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