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Economy Booms in Northeast Ohio, Who Reaps the Benefit?

Season 2012 | 10m 10s

A resurgence in steel, energy and auto manufacturing has brought over 50,000 jobs back to northeast Ohio. With the economy as the primary issue likely to determine the election, Public Radio International's Todd Zwillich examines whether Mitt Romney or President Obama will gain an advantage from the recent economic boom in Ohio.

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