Steve Jobs, right, the visionary co-founder of Apple who helped usher in the era of personal computers and then led a cultural transformation in the way music, movies and mobile communications were experienced in the digital age, died Wednesday at age 56. The New York Times takes a look at Jobs’ life, and The Wall Street Journal describes how Jobs changed the world. The Los Angeles Times offers this photo gallery of one of the world’s greatest innovators.
On the political front, columnist Roger Simon opines that while polls churn out dismal numbers every day for Barack Obama, the president has one huge plus going for him: The Republican field.
Meanwhile, Politico answers five questions about Sarah Palin, who announced Wednesday what virtually everyone already knew — that she will not run for president in 2012.
