Friday, September 5, 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 checks out whether consecutive days of market gains, like we’ve been experiencing, are anything to write home about. From Austin, TX: With the release of August employment data today, Emily Donahue has the story on what job applicants are doing these days to stand out in a crowd. Another installment of our “Job Files” series - Today: A mortician talks about the misconceptions she faces every day in her profession. From London: Stephen Beard reports that figures from the UN’s Conference on Trade and Development show there was an 80% decline last year in the amount invested in the U.S. by foreign companies. From the Health Desk: Tanya Ott examines the impact of Thursday’s settlement between Cigna and doctors that brought the suit. From New York: With another group of cruise passengers sick, Jesse Graham has an update on how onboard illnesses have affected the cruise industry this year: The Norwalk bug hasn’t sunk the industry yet. From Tokyo: Jessica Smith reports that the U.S. has softened its stance on the North Korean nuclear crisis -- but Pyongyang still might not get what it bargained for. From Washington, DC: Amy Scott finds that the Federal Reserve Bank of New York has some sobering news for the 2.7 million people who’ve lost their jobs since 2001: Most of those jobs aren’t coming back. Features Commentary - Bush is spending education money wisely Some of President Bush’s critics say his administration isn’t investing enough in the education of the nation’s children. But Deputy Undersecretary of Education Gene Hickock argues Bush is spending far more, and far smarter, than we think.

Repealing DC’s gun ban makes many nervous Since 1976, it has been illegal to own a handgun in the District of Columbia. This fall, Congress will consider a bill that would repeal the ban. As Nancy Marshall reports, that has some DC businesses up in arms. And, city officials say the legislation could jeopardize Washington's fragile economic recovery.

One-size-fits-all doesn’t work for schools No two schools are the same, right? So, why do school districts try to make them all work the same way? Host Kai Ryssdal talks to William Ouchi, author or “Making Schools Work: A Revolutionary Plan to Get Your Children the Education They Need,” about what it takes to run a school successfully.