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In this file photo, the Fannie Mae building is seen in Washington.  (Photo by Manuel Balce Ceneta / AP) US stock indexes tank as crude touches new high U.S. stocks sank with the Dow Jones industrials falling below the 11,000 level for the first time since August 2006, as oil topped $147 a barrel. MarketWatch Big oil turns on Iran CNN McCain criticizes adviser's 'a nation of whiners' remark John McCain sharply broke from an economic adviser who dubbed the United States "a nation of whiners" in a "mental recession." MSNBC Gramm: We need more leadership, less whining CNN   Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac tumble on takeover option Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the biggest providers of financing for U.S. home loans, tumbled for a third day as concern escalated that the government may be forced to start a rescue of the companies. Bloomberg Housing-rescue bill advances in Senate International Herald Tribune Rep. Rangel rents N.Y. apartments at bargain rates Rep. Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.) enjoys, not one, but four of Manhattan's increasingly scarce rent-controlled apartments courtesy of one of New York’s premier real estate developers. MSNBC UN to investigate killing of Bhutto An independent commission will be set up to identify the killers of former Pakistan prime minister Benazir Bhutto ''with a view to bring them to justice," the UN confirmed. Guardian   NATION Racism ruled, jury finds After a seven-week trial in U.S. District Court, jurors found that residents of Coal Run, Ohio, a largely black neighborhood, were long denied public water service because of the color of their skin. Columbus Dispatch Calif. National Guard joins firefighting effort to help contain blazes California's wildfire season has become so severe so swiftly that for the first time in more than 30 years, National Guard troops have been deployed to fight the flames on the ground. ABC News Spokane wildfire burns 4 homes Seattle Post-Intelligencer Female inmates doing time on Calif. fire line USA Today Eavesdropping rule becomes law President Bush signed a bill that overhauls rules about government eavesdropping and grants immunity to telecommunications companies. ABC News Bush signs wiretapping bill MSNBC POLITICS Dustup over Jackson remark reflects generational shift Rev. Jesse Jackson's crude remark directed at Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) represents a larger, generational shift from civil rights era politicians to a black man who could be president. The Hill Jesse Jackson caught off-guard ABC News Clinton and Obama woo donors It was not quite a screwball comedy at the New York Hilton and Towers, but Senators Clinton and Obama put on a bit of a show before hundreds of donors at a political breakfast. International Herald Tribune Obama and Clinton: unity or debt? Reuters LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT Brother's memoir says Madonna really is a material girl Christopher Ciccone's soon-to-be-released 342-page memoir includes everything from speculation about Madonna's sex life to revelations about her marriage to director Guy Ritchie. Houston Chronicle SAG rejects latest contract offer The Screen Actors Guild rejected the latest contract offer from Hollywood studios on but claimed it was willing to negotiate and presented a counterproposal. TIME HEALTH Genes from Middle East families yield autism clues To study the role that genes play in autism, researchers turned to families in the Middle East where intermarriage between relatives is a cultural norm. San Francisco Chronicle Autism breakthrough in study Times Online New fatal CJD-like dementia discovered in America A new dementia has been discovered in America, affecting 16 people, 10 of whom have died after gradually losing their mental and motor functions and being unable to think, speak or move. Medical News Today RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY Anglican bishop expects new wave of converts to join Catholic Church A traditionalist Anglican bishop has called on the Catholic Church to accommodate a potential new wave of converts following the decision by the Church of England to allow the ordination of women bishops. National Catholic Reporter Vatican budget shows deficit for 2007 The Vatican reported a budget deficit of $14.3 million for 2007, breaking a string of 3 straight years of surpluses. Catholic World News EDUCATION California will require eighth-graders to take Algebra I test California education officials set a high bar: All eighth-grade students will be tested in algebra. The decision means that an intense ramp-up period is about to begin. San Jose Mercury News School cafeterias struggling to keep food on the table Rising costs for food are forcing school cafeterias nationwide to raise prices, cut jobs and, in some cases, dip into "rainy day" funds to put food on trays. USA Today   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Column: The $5 trillion mess CNNMoney Column: Hard power's soft landing NY Daily News Column (John Schwenkler): Renewing the culinary culture American Conservative Column (Nicholas Kristof): The pain of the G-8s International Herald Tribune Editorial: Keep faith, lose politics USA Today Column: Laughter at the Supreme Court Weekly Standard Column: The joy of true sportsmanship Philadelphia Inquirer Blog: It's time for Jackson to retire from politics Detroit Free Press Column (Steve LeVine): Saudi oil: a crude awakening BusinessWeek Column (Brooke Williams): Why not help this mom at the airport? Christian Science Monitor Editorial: Iran's sabre-rattling renews war jitters Economist   Site edited by: Beverly Stiles, Binal Ghelani, Bryan Panhorst, Steff White-Olson, Destinei Waddy, Walt Chiu, Andrew McMillan, Max Miller, Dana Myles, Danaila Adriana and Jim Scripps.   GOOD NEWS Firefighters rescue horse whose head got stuck beneath a metal fence railing Firefighters cut through metal railing with a hacksaw to free a horse whose head was stuck in it. San Jose Mercury News Vehicle theft continuing to decline Once again, the 1995 Honda Civic was the most stolen car in America, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau, but auto theft appears to have declined dramatically for the fourth year in a row. Yahoo! News WORLD Israel 'ready to act' if threatened by Iran Israel's defense minister has warned of his country's readiness to act against Iran if it feels threatened. BBC Special section: Iran's missile range CNN US-India nuke deal in jeopardy Even with India's last-minute revival of a languishing civil nuclear accord with the United States, it may be too late for an election-year Congress to ratify the deal. TIME China says 82 suspected terrorists detained in Olympic plots China has detained 82 suspected terrorists in the first half of the year on allegations that they were plotting attacks against the Olympic games, according to state media reports. Sports Illustrated Dog meat off the menu during Beijing Olympics Yahoo! News BUSINESS Anheuser-Busch reverses hostility to InBev overtures Anheuser-Busch has reversed course and agreed to negotiate with Belgian rival InBev, which has raised its takeover offer to $70 per share according to a person familiar with the matter. Financial Times CBO: Americans use less gas, hurt highway trust fund Americans are inadvertently hurting the country's highway trust fund as they buy less gasoline in the face of increasingly rising prices. Reuters SPORTS Olympic swimmer Shanteau has testicular cancer, delays surgery A week before the Olympic trials, swimmer Eric Shanteau was diagnosed with testicular cancer. He intends to delay surgery until after Beijing so as not to disrupt his lifelong goal. Star Tribune Jones faces felony drug charge, suspected of cocaine possession Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Matt Jones faces a felony drug charge in his former college town after police say he was inside a car cutting up cocaine with a credit card. ESPN ENVIRONMENT Scientists investigate Gulf's dead zone The Black Sea has the largest dead zone in the world. The second largest is right off Louisiana's coast. Experts said it's growing every year, but Louisiana scientists are trying to decrease it. CNN LCD chemical found to have 17,000 times the climate impact of CO2 Dubbed the "missing greenhouse gas," nitrogen trifluoride was found by a recent study to have a global climate impact 17,000 times greater than carbon dioxide. Environmental News Network SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Fans line up for release of Apple's cheaper ($199), faster (3G) iPhone Geeks and iPhone freaks are gearing up to grab the latest version of Apple's signature phone. The biggest draw for many is the price - at $199, the new phone is half the price of the original. NY Daily News Londoners bonkers for iPhone CNN More efficient solar energy collectors attach to windows A new, compact way to collect sunlight from windows and focus it to generate more electricity could make those multiple expensive rooftop solar panels a thing of the past. LiveScience   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT US allows radioactive materials in ordinary landfills Radioactive materials from nuclear weapons facilities are being released to regular landfills and could get into commercial recycling streams, a report issued by the nonprofit NIRS says. Environment News Service   Photo of the Day Customers walk on the glass staircase in New York's Apple store.  (Photo by Ed Ou / AP)	DailySource Most Popular Most viewed Most shared Most recent Connect with Us Or enter Amazon via the box below and they will donate 4-7% of all purchases you make in the next 24 hours to us. Take a Quick Tour The Daily Quote Obstacles can't stop you. Problems can't stop you. Most of all, other people can't stop you. Only you can stop you. 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