Thursday, August 21, 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.

Broadcasts Listen: 2:50 | 3:50 | 4:50 | 5:50 | 6:50 | 7:50 | 8:50 (times are a.m., Pacific Standard Time)

Newscast Stories From Birmingham, Ala.: Tanya Ott has details on Monsanto’s settlement with Anniston, Ala., in a long-standing, highly publicized case involving PCBs. From Phoenix: With a major pipeline broken, Mark Moran has reaction on what Arizona is doing to ease its gasoline crunch. From New York: Judy Martin looks at the expense involved in protecting schools from a terrorist attack. From London: Stephen Beard reports that a move pulling IMF and World Bank staff from Baghdad has raised fears that the reconstruction of Iraq could be delayed. From the Health Desk: Tanya Ott outlines the administrative costs of healthcare in the U.S., as compared to Canada's single-payer system. From Paris: Genevieve Oger reports that the thousands of deaths caused by the heat wave in France have kept funeral parlors very busy. From the Health Desk: Jessica Dial looks at costs for the drug industry if it’s required to perform drug-safety tests on kids. From Seattle: Jason Paur reports that Microsoft’s attempt to automate its Windows patching system is raising flags among some virus-weary PC users. From Washington, DC: Amy Scott looks into new revelations on what may have caused the blackout. Features Why foreign films aren’t at your local multiplex The rest of the world gets a good dose of Hollywood at local movie theaters. Why don’t we get more foreign films here? Host Tess Vigeland talks to author and film producer Robert Cort about the American "taste tariff" that keeps us from getting more movies from abroad.

First amendment fight over sandwich-board advertising People wearing or carrying signs advertising local merchants have long been seen on America’s streets -- but now, some cities are cracking down on these walking billboards. From Seattle, Cathy Duchamp reports.

Forcing mutual fund managers to disclose fees Ever try to make sense of those fees your mutual fund manager charges you? Lawmakers are reviewing a proposal that would help clear things up. Marketplace personal finance expert Jordan Goodman gives host Kai Ryssdal the specifics.