Tuesday, May 20, 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 New York: The Supreme Court decides to let Maine force prescription drug companies to lower their prices. Sam Eaton asks: Will other states follow? From New York: Judy Martin looks into Hewlett Packard’s quarterly report -- and investors won’t cut the company any slack. How will HP convince investors and customers that the merger with Compaq was a success? From Beijing: Instant noodle sales in China are surging as citizens refrain from going out amid SARS fears. Jocelyn Ford reports on the noodle wars brewing between Taiwan and Mainland China. From Washington, DC: Campaign season is underway and there are new restrictions on how candidates can raise money -- or are there? John Dimsdale has the latest on campaign finance reform. With the McCain-Feingold law in limbo, what can candidates do? From Tokyo: Jessica Smith reports that Japan is threatening N. Korea with economic sanctions -- and N. Korea warns of reprisals. From Alabama: Tanya Ott reports on a House bill that could force the nation's foundations to give away more of their money to charity each year. That’s good for nonprofit groups, but foundations aren’t crazy about the idea. From London: Steven Beard reports that Ireland’s prime minister is talking about the economic impact of drinking on the country’s GDP. From Los Angeles, Jeff Tyler reports that federal regulators have cut inspections of oil platforms off the California coast by more than half in the last 6 months. Environmentalists say the cuts endanger the shoreline and workers. Features Deduction Cap When the House and Senate get together to work out the details of the tax cut bill, they'll focus on differences, not the places they agree. One segment of the bill is up for grabs: the potential for a raised deduction cap for business equipment. But beware of the loophole -- Can a new Hummer really be a deduction?

Migrant Worker Medical Records Migrant workers often face frustration and expense when they have to duplicate medical procedures everywhere they go. Now, a small software company is teaming up with the workers to store and track their medical information as they move around the country. Debra Schifrin reports from the Marketplace Health Desk.