Friday, August 22, 2003 The Marketplace Morning Report with Kai Ryssdal and Tess Vigeland is a series of seven 9-minute business news modules airing weekdays. This timely report delivers a global business newscast and a hard-hitting feature report. Visit the archive to browse previous stories. Note: Each of the broadcasts contains some of the newscast items below and one of the features. Since only a few radio markets get all seven broadcasts, we've made them available below.

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Newscast Stories From Los Angeles: Jessica Dial reports that the biggest union of federal government employees, representing about 600,000 workers, chose a new leader last night -- ands it chose a new path for the union as well. From New York: With Delta the latest to lower ticket change fees, Ashley Milne-Tyte looks at recent changes in airline attitudes toward their customers. Another installment of our "Job Files" series…Today: The announcer with the identifiable, low voice who does all those movie trailers, Don La Fontaine. From New York: Rachel Dornhelm says NYC restaurants may have a hard time suing Con Edison following last week's blackout in the Northeast. From London: Stephen Beard reports that one of the world's biggest advertising groups, WPP of Britain, says it can see clear signs of improvement in the global economy. From Beijing: Jocelyn Ford finds that beer sales are up in China because the Chinese have extra cash. From New York: With mounting threats of a split in the Episcopal Church, Judy Martin examines the complications and costs of a congregational divorce. From Baghdad: With IMF and World Bank staff pulling out of Iraq, Borzou Daragahi examines how it will affect the organizations' funding there. From Washington, DC: Amy Scott reports that regulators are pressing Freddie Mac to remove its CEO. Features The lucrative business of genealogy The number of people interested in tracking their family roots has surged in recent years. And, so has the number of business opportunities geared to this popular pastime. Rachel Dornhelm reports.

Free fashion academy for kids Not all teens follow the latest fashion trends. Some create them, and more frequently, they're capitalizing on their ideas. From Oakland, Calif., Debra Schifrin reports on a school that's helping kids turn their clothing concepts into cash.