Jun 13, 2011

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The U.S. car industry's downfall: Putting numbers before design

by Kai Ryssdal

Jun 13, 2011

Bob Lutz, former vice chairman of General Motors, discusses why U.S. carmakers find themselves in their current predicament and why he never became CEO of GM.

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The supermarket solution

by Gregory Warner

Jun 13, 2011

How the art and science of selling food can be redirected to fight obesity.

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How Mexican cartels get drugs across the border

by Devin Browne

Jun 13, 2011

Most illegal drugs cross into the Southwestern U.S. Devin Browne brings us this look at one particular drug route across the Mexican border.

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President Obama wants to jumpstart jobs

by John Dimsdale

Jun 13, 2011

Obama is pressing tourism and green energy jobs. His jobs czar, GE's Jeff Immelt, says easing visa applications and upping energy efficiency would help. Really?

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Facebook fatigue may be setting in

by Steve Henn

Jun 13, 2011

A new report shows that the number of Facebook users in the last month has fallen.

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Companies gird for cyber attack fallout

by Stacey Vanek Smith

Jun 13, 2011

Companies invest in preventing data breaches. But with successful cyber attacks all but inevitable, how are they preparing for the consequences?

A wrench around a computer represents online crime and Internet security.

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Kickstarting jobs tougher than you think

by Mitchell Hartman

Jun 13, 2011

Some economists say it will take much more sweeping measures to create jobs, things like an even bigger round of stimulus. But they aren't likely to happen.