EIGHT @ 8:00: JULY 12, 2010 REVIEW

1. In attack, al-Qaeda-linked Somali group expands reach. [The Wall Street Journal]
2. From al-Qaeda, an English-language 'magazine'. [The Washington Post]
3. Olympia Snowe a yes on reg reform. [Politico]
4. Unemployment extension standoff to continue for at least another week. [The Huffington Post]

5. Iran stoning 'temporarily halted' by judicial chief. [BBC News]
6. Cuba's Fidel Castro makes rare state TV appearance. [BBC News]
7. Polanski is free after Swiss reject U.S. extradition request. [The New York Times]
8. Penthouse owner to battle Hugh Hefner for control of Playboy. [Bloomberg BusinessWeek]