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President Bush signs the Pension Protection Act of 2006, which he calls the biggest reform of the nation's pension system in more than three decades. The legislation is designed to strengthen the government's deficit-ridden pension insurance program. But some companies say the stricter funding requirements could push more firms to dump pension programs in favor of 401(k) programs.

As a teenager, Diana (Evan Rachel Wood) is a little more rebellious and reckless than most. But her friend Maureen (Eva Amurri) is the opposite -- a shy, studious, church-going teen. They jokingly refer to themselves as "the virgin and the whore." But on a thoroughly typical spring day, the girls are in the school bathroom when they hear gunshots. Then the shooter enters the bathroom and points his gun at them.

Literary critics feared that after the Soviet collapse, the easy availability of popular romance novels and thrillers would seduce Russian readers away from deeper works. Now they attribute a literary revival to the country's new authoritarianism.

Bookstores, Obama on The Wire, and Other Things Grabbing My Attention This Morning.

Mitt Romney suspended his campaign for president Thursday, bowing to the mathematical logic that says John McCain will be the nominee of the Republican Party. Romney had poured tens of millions of dollars from his personal fortune into an effort that left him hundreds of delegates behind McCain.

Support has faded for a measure that would officially recognize as genocide the mass killings of Armenians in 1915. In a Los Angeles suburb that is home to the nation's largest Armenian population, reaction has been harsh.

The La Jolla Playhouse is staging a world premiere musical about the life of Charlie Chaplin. "Limelight" named after one of Chaplin's late films, focuses on the personal life of the film legend and includes a book written by the Tony Award winning writer of "Hairspray" and "The Producers." We'll talk with the musical's creative team.

President Bush falls ill briefly at the G-8 summit in Germany. He is forced to make some changes to his schedule, but does meet France's new president.

Wes Anderson Gets Animated

The monument that is synonymous with the city of Rio de Janeiro is vying to be chosen one of the new Wonders of the World in a Web contest. The city's towering Christ the Redeemer statue is competing with the Taj Mahal, the Eiffel Tower and Machu Picchu for the honor.