Today's Feeds (BETA)

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Top Stories - Mainstream

• McConnell won't block immigration bill

  The Politico
  via Memeorandum, Google News

• Senate panel approves deal on foreign workers

  Washington Post
  via Washington Post

• Tax and energy to dominate EU summit

  BBC News
  via NewsRack, BBC News

• Iran cracks down on activists in runup to election

  The Guardian
  via Google News

• Gay teen faces charges for contact with underage girlfriend

  Yahoo! News
  via Yahoo News

• Immigration Bill in the Home Stretch - New York Times (blog)

  New York Times (Opinion)
  via Google News

• Vertical 'Pinkhouses:' The Future Of Urban Farming?

  All Things Considered
  via NPR

• Phil Gramm and Steve McMillin: The Debt Problem Hasn't Vanished

  Wall Street Journal (Opinion)
  via Wall Street Journal

• Facebook waning, social media may have plateaued among teens, Pew study says

  Christian Science Monitor
  via Google News

• Congress Smashes Pentagon's New Den of Spies

  Wired
  via Google News

• Mass. town votes to keep turbines

  Boston Globe
  via NewsRack

• Vatican denies video footage shows pope exorcism

  Times of India
  via Times of India

• Can a City be a Tornado Magnet?

  Slate
  via Slate

• Group Seeks Help From Social Networks in Combating Hate Speech

  NewsHour
  via NewsHour

• With wary eye on the US, China courts India - Reuters

  Reuters
  via Google News

Top Stories - Independent

• IRS Officials Misled Congress, Public

  FactCheck (News)
  via Google News, FactCheck

• Is Climate Change to Blame for the Oklahoma Tornado?

  Mother Jones
  via Mother Jones

• Copyright 101.2

  Columbia Journalism Review
  via Columbia Journalism Review

• Trina McDonald, Military Rape Survivor, To Deliver 113,000 Petition Signatures To Congress

  Huffington Post
  via Google News

• Obama could give these striking low-wage workers the raise they need

  Daily Kos (Opinion)
  via NewsRack

• New Xbox Fails To Woo Investors As Microsoft Stock Dips And Sony Shoots Up 9%

  TechCrunch (Opinion)
  via Google News

• Bill aims to tackle climate-caused health problems

  Grist
  via Grist

• Hats Off To Bella: A Woman of Needed Chutzpah

  The Moderate Voice (Opinion)
  via The Moderate Voice

• Congressman Who Gets Millions In Farm Subsidies Denounces Food Stamps As Stealing ‘Other People’s Money’ - Think Progres

  Think Progress (Opinion)
  via NewsRack

• If You Won't Pass Laws We Like, You Owe Us Money, Say Connecticut Politicians

  Reason Magazine
  via Reason

• Hundreds of Non-Union Workers With Taxpayer-Supported Jobs Plan to Strike Today

  The Nation
  via Google News