EIGHT @ 8:00: JUNE 30, 2010 REVIEW

1. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (Democrat-NV): One vote shy on extending unemployment. [The Hill]
2. Congress has never before dropped extended benefits with jobless rate so high. [The Huffington Post]
3. Rare Senate honor for Robert Byrd. [Politico]
4. Elena Kagan rolls through hearings; For Senator Arlen Specter (Democrat-PA), an angry finale. [Politics Daily]

5. Obama and the economy: Is hope all he's got?. [Politics Daily]
6. Al-Qaida to launch English propaganda newspaper. [Salon]
7. Former Congressman Joe Scarborough (Republican-FL) jabs Congressman John Boehner (Republican-OH) on Twitter. [Politico]
8. As US troops leave, Iraq inches toward a new government. [Christian Science Monitor]