Wednesday, May 7, 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. Each of the seven broadcasts contains some of the newscast items below and one of the features. Since only a few of the radio markets get seven broadcasts, we've made them all available below.

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Newscast From Washington, DC: Steve Henn explores the surprising results of a new welfare-to-work study. From New York: Sam Eaton looks at the issue surrounding some existing federal funds set aside to train jobless workers. From New York: Rachel Dornhelm examines a new study showing consumers are willing to pay for some forms of Internet content. From the Health Desk: Tanya Ott updates the Agriculture Department’s latest actions regarding “pharmaceutical crops.” From Detroit: With auto sales incentives losing their sizzle, Michael Leland looks at what’s ahead for auto industry. (From Los Angeles): Joe Zefran explains why Latino leaders in Chicago are backing calls for a smoking ban in Chicago workplaces. From Los Angeles: Jessica Dial offers a databurst for Women’s History Month on women in government. Features Sound Portrait To mark Women's History Month, we offer the first in a series of stories on a few women who have made history: sometimes in a big way, sometimes in a small way. In our first installment, Marketplace’s Heidi Pickman offers a sound portrait of Laura Pedersen: the youngest person to land a seat on the floor of the American Stock Exchange. Reporter: Kai Ryssdal

Commentary - A Different Price There are many different costs involved in a war with Iraq. And Commentator Benjamin Barber suggests before the bullets fly in another conflict, it would be wise to know all of the potential costs: economic and otherwise. Commentary: Benjamin Barber

Tomorrow On The Morning Report... The practice of giving letter grades to corporate executives is under scrutiny from folks who claim that such subjective evaluations are actually counterproductive. Do you have to be cruel to be profitable?