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Is Steve Jobs the Model for a Revived Economy?

Steve Jobs has the right name for what's missing in America's economy. Does he represent the way back to prosperity? We look at his record at Apple and its influence...

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By Warren Olney • Aug 29, 2011 • 51m Listen

Steve Jobs has the right name for what's missing in America's economy. Does he also represent the way back to prosperity? We look at his record at Apple and its influence in the US and around the world. Also, the White House economic team gets a bold thinker, and the day after Irene—six years after Katrina.

Banner image: Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs holds up the new iPad as he speaks during an Apple Special Event at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts January 27, 2010 in San Francisco, California. Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

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    former KCRW broadcaster

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