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From hostessing at a restaurant four years ago to becoming a darling of the Philly music scene, Birdie Busch has come a long way. Realizing that her job wasn't satisfying a "desire for instant connection," she began to write songs and play music.

Fuel supplies for the Palestinian Authority have nearly been exhausted; its Israeli supplier has cut off deliveries because the authority's account is $80 million in arrears. Gas stations in Ramallah, the Palestinians' political and commercial capital, are closed, and drivers say that once their tanks run dry, they will have to stay home.

The upcoming FIFA World Cup soccer tournament will feature the best teams the world has to offer -- and arguable the most devoted fans of any global sporting event. The quadrennial tournament's championship game will be played in Berlin on July 9.

Senior citizens have until Monday to sign up for Part D of the Medicare prescription drug plan. Millions have yet to enroll, and critics say the plan is simply too confusing. Noah Adams speaks with George Kelemen of the AARP about the group's efforts to help seniors participate in the plan.

Zacarias Moussaoui is transported to the federal Supermax prison in Colorado to begin serving a life term for his role in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Fellow inmates include Ted Kaczynski, Ramzi Yousef, Eric Rudolph and Terry Nichols.

A group of senators is in Beijing this week, meeting with top Chinese officials about the value of the Chinese currency, the yuan. Democrats and Republicans have authored a bill threatening China with a huge tariff increase on its exports to the United States unless Beijing allows the yuan to strengthen significantly against the dollar.

Pennsylvania has an open Senate seat for the first time in 12 years. While the Democratic race was easily decided, the Republican primary looked like it's headed for a recount.

On the third anniversary of the start of the war in Iraq, President Bush speaks in Ohio about the progress of the conflict and the challenges ahead. He says Americans need to look beyond the violence in Iraq for signs of progress.

Closing arguments are heard in the lawsuit against Dan Brown, author of The Da Vinci Code. Brown is accused of plagiarism by co-authors of the nonfiction book, The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail. Katherine Rushton of The Book Seller Magazine talks with Robert Siegel.

CIA Director Porter Goss resigns unexpectedly, leaving behind a spy agency still battling to recover from intelligence failures leading up to the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, as well as faulty information that helped bring about the U.S. invasion of Iraq.