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Iraqi stock traders watch the sales screen at the Iraq Stock Exchange in Baghdad, Iraq. The stock market, a key economic engine in most major economies, remains another in a list of post-war Iraq's unrealized hopes.  (Photo by Hadi Mizban / AP) Summer camp in prison helps kids know inmate dads The Hope House Father-to-Child Summer Camp Behind Bars recently held at a Maryland prison offered children and their inmate fathers a hint of what life together could have been like. Philadelphia Inquirer Wyclef Jean said to be excluded from Haiti's presidential race A member of Haiti’s provisional electoral council told Reuters that former Fugee member Wyclef Jean was not on the list of approved candidates who satisfy legal requirements to run in the election. Globeandmail.com Wyclef Jean says he's still in the running for presidential candidacy CNN   Withdrawal of US forces is 'new dawn' for Iraqi nation As Iraq prepares to officially take over combat operations, the U.S. marks a historic occasion but Iraqis remain concerned about violence and corruption. USA TODAY Special section: Iraq – a look back at the war Palm Beach Post US brigade makes 'highly symbolic exit' YouTube US pledges Pakistan full support in flood crisis at emergency UN session The U.S. has pledged its full support for flood-hit Pakistan, as an emergency U.N. session intended to boost the international response gets under way. BBC Pakistan accepts flood aid from rival India Christian Science Monitor Blog: Pakistan: Quick millions promised for 'slow motion tsunami' Huffington Post Experts simulate chemical and biological terror attacks on Boston subway Scientists are releasing gases into Boston's subway tunnels to study how toxic chemicals could spread through the nation's oldest subway system in a terrorist attack. Boston Herald   NATION As egg recall expands, troubles mount for Iowa livestock giant The Iowa livestock industry giant that's being blamed for a multistate salmonella outbreak linked to its eggs has a long history of environmental, immigration and labor violations. Des Moines Register How to tell if you have a salmonella infection ABC News FAA set to hit American Airlines with at least $25M penalty A published report says federal officials are ready to hit American Airlines with a record penalty of $25 million or more for maintenance shortcomings that led to thousands of canceled flights in 2008. San Francisco Chronicle POLITICS White House says Obama is Christian President Barack Obama is a Christian who prays daily, a White House official said, trying to tamp down growing doubts about the president's religion. Seattle Times The economy and the election: '82 issues all over again For Republicans running for office, bad news could be good news — politically. Democrats, who control the White House and both chambers of Congress, will bear the brunt of the blame this November. NPR Cuomo compared to father in NY race With Andrew Cuomo the leading contender to be New York's next governor, comparisons to his father, former Gov. Mario Cuomo, seem endless. Reuters SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Scientists confirm giant underwater oil plume stretching 22 miles The first detailed study of a giant plume of oil near the blown-out BP well, states that it measured at least 22 miles long, more than a mile wide and 650 feet tall. MSNBC Universe's fate revealed by galactic lens Dark energy is a mysterious force that speeds up the expansion of the Universe. Understanding the distribution of this force revealed that the likely fate of the universe was to keep on expanding. BBC Is the moon shrinking? New research indicates cracks in the moon's crust that have formed as the interior has cooled and shrunk over the last billion years or so. Star Tribune ENVIRONMENT Tribal lands struggle to bring clean power sources online The Campo reservation is home to what locals call 'Kumeyaay 1.' It's a wind farm, the only large-scale renewable energy plant on Indian land in the country. NPR Mystery of the missing ocean plastic The concentration of plastic bits floating on the surface of the Atlantic has held steady for more than 20 years, found a new study, even as people use and discard ever-increasing amounts of plastic. Discovery News RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY US Catholic Church sued by alleged sexual abuse victims The Catholic Church is being sued in California by seven people who claim they were sexually abused by a priest several decades ago. BBC Fla. church denied permit for Quran burning on 9/11 Officials in a Florida city have denied a church that is seeking to burn copies of the Quran on Sept. 11 a permit to set a bonfire. USA TODAY SPORTS Roger Clemens indicted for perjury Roger Clemens, the former New York Yankees pitcher, was indicted on charges of lying to Congress over the use of performance-enhancing drugs. Bloomberg Wariner sets world's fastest 400 meter time this year Jeremy Wariner of the U.S. ran the world's fastest 400 meters at the Weltklasse Diamond League meeting, while Tyson Gay helped the Americans set a meet record in the 400-meter relay. CBSSports   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Column (Max Fisher): 5 challenges for Israel-Palestine peace talks The Atlantic Column (Patrick Clawson): The US and Israel: same view of threat, different view on force The Atlantic Editorial: Hard to call it victory Philadelphia Inquirer Column (Rekha Basu): Separate fact from fiction: inflaming a controversy Des Moines Register Column (Michelle Malkin): And now: The stealth Obama ocean grab Creators Syndicate Column (Nathan Heller): What's the matter with 20-something kids today? Slate Blog (Kai White): The lesson of mosque-mania: It's our values, stupid  (The Nation) The Notion Column (Bill Barnes): Let voters decide future Orlando Sentinel Column (Claire Berlinski): Smile and smile: Turkey's feel-good foreign policy World Affairs   Site edited by: Kristen Toland, Adrian Smith, Elizabeth Quinn, Michael Makofka, Nabila Dellil, Alexa Even, John Harvell, Ayesha Sharma, Charles Weiss, Brigitte Leschhorn, Jodi McMaster and George Knowles.   GOOD NEWS New Orleans suburb rises from Hurricane Katrina's shadow 'This can be yours,' the black-and-white newspaper advertisement promised above an image of a tree-lined ranch home in Pontchartrain Park. CNN In focus: the road back to New Orleans The New Yorker United Way of the Ozarks' Day of Caring helps many nonprofit groups About 1,800 volunteers did a variety of service projects throughout the community of Springfield, Mo., as part of the United Way of the Ozarks' Day of Caring. KY3 NBC WORLD Thailand to extradite 'arms dealer' to US A Russian man suspected of selling arms to insurgent groups around the world is to be extradited to the United States, a court in Thailand has ruled. BBC Discussion: Background: the life of Viktor Bout Guardian Coral reefs dying at alarming rate Coral that survived the 2004 tsunami is now dying at one of the fastest rates ever recorded because of a dramatic rise in water temperatures off Indonesia. Houston Chronicle BUSINESS Employment drug testing: Does it mean new job-growth gauge? The number of pre-employment drug screenings is on the rise. It may signal businesses are set to do more hiring. Or maybe not. Star Tribune Dell and HP shake off slowdown fears Dell Inc. and Hewlett-Packard Co. dismissed worries about weakening technology demand, reporting broad-based strength from corporate customers and only hints of weakness from consumers. Reuters HEALTH Significant increase in adolescent vaccinations in America According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), adolescent vaccinations have increased by as much as 15 percent nationwide. Medical News Today Should boys also get vaccinated for HPV? NPR Kidneys from dead patients as durable as ones from those deemed brain-dead A new British study finds that transplanted kidneys from patients whose hearts have stopped beating perform just as well as those from patients who are brain-dead, but still alive. HealthDay ADHD risk tied to pesticide exposure Children whose mothers were exposed to widely-used pesticides such as malathion during pregnancy may be at increased risk of developing an attention disorder by age 5, a new study shows. MSNBC Blog: Pregnant women should eat organic The Thin Green Line  (San Francisco Chronicle) EDUCATION Can you hear me now? As a professor, how do you get dropout-prone college students to stay in school? Give them your cell phone number. Inside Higher Ed Unions' tactics diverge in engaging teacher-effectiveness agenda The national teachers’ unions are responding to the Obama administration’s teacher-effectiveness agenda in notably different ways. Education Week LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT Smoking still too common in movies The number of movies showing people smoking has declined since 2005, but features could still be influencing young people to take up the habit. Reuters How secondhand cigarette smoke can change your genes TIME The fading glory of the phone and TV One day you're the brightest star in the galaxy. Then something new comes along and suddenly you're a relic. It's a turn of fate that awaits even the most mundane household appliances. Pew Research Center Hollywood questions ‘the Twitter effect’ In 2009, Twitter was seen as the answer to film studios' questions about box office winners with word-of-mouth steering the way to blockbusters or busts. The Independent   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Women will rule the world Men were the main victims of the recession. But the recovery will be female. On a global level, women are the biggest emerging market in history. It’s a seismic change, and by all indications it will continue. Newsweek   Photo of the Day Florencio Cruz, of Miami, covers himself from the sun with an umbrella as he enjoys a day at Virginia Key Beach in Miami.  (Photo by Alan Diaz / 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 Keep true, never be ashamed of doing right; decide on what you think is right and stick to it. T.S. 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