list http://www.usatoday.com/news/default.htm USATODAY.com News - Top Stories (USA TODAY) en-us Copyright 2010, USATODAY.com, USA TODAY Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:47:18 GMT 142 18 http://www.usatoday.com/news/default.htm http://images.usatoday.com/_common/_images/usatodaycom_135x20.gif http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~3/7MKftNRsv50/2010-03-10-Chile-quake_N.htm Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:41:43 GMT The largest aftershock since Chile's devastating earthquake rocked the South American country Thursday minutes before the inauguration ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/dToIyZmX_g58_J5KJ4vXV_53bMo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/dToIyZmX_g58_J5KJ4vXV_53bMo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/dToIyZmX_g58_J5KJ4vXV_53bMo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/dToIyZmX_g58_J5KJ4vXV_53bMo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~4/7MKftNRsv50" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2010-03-10-Chile-quake_N.htm?csp=34 http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~3/5cJSeaXoZIE/2010-03-11-national-weather-forecast_N.htm Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:16:13 GMT Unsettled weather is forecast to continue throughout the southeastern and central USA on Thursday. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/ugitoLsmTkKYrDbOLhPTfkVjG_k/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/ugitoLsmTkKYrDbOLhPTfkVjG_k/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/ugitoLsmTkKYrDbOLhPTfkVjG_k/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/ugitoLsmTkKYrDbOLhPTfkVjG_k/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~4/5cJSeaXoZIE" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.usatoday.com/weather/forecast/2010-03-11-national-weather-forecast_N.htm?csp=34 http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~3/82t0K6Qub6w/2010-03-11-arkansas-tornadoes_N.htm Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:07:56 GMT Tornadoes cut a path through much of Arkansas on Wednesday, destroying a handful of homes and injuring four people. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/RrVyz8-Bg8CAkhO6wI93cqGJH1c/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/RrVyz8-Bg8CAkhO6wI93cqGJH1c/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/RrVyz8-Bg8CAkhO6wI93cqGJH1c/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/RrVyz8-Bg8CAkhO6wI93cqGJH1c/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~4/82t0K6Qub6w" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.usatoday.com/weather/storms/tornadoes/2010-03-11-arkansas-tornadoes_N.htm?csp=34 http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~3/RstXfpZzLlU/2010-03-11-hurricane-season_N.htm Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:03:51 GMT Meteorologists are predicting an active 2010 hurricane season with above-normal threats on the U.S. coastline. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/4PEtOnszNIrZWu9dYU55U7fTu-E/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/4PEtOnszNIrZWu9dYU55U7fTu-E/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/4PEtOnszNIrZWu9dYU55U7fTu-E/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/4PEtOnszNIrZWu9dYU55U7fTu-E/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~4/RstXfpZzLlU" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.usatoday.com/weather/storms/hurricanes/2010-03-11-hurricane-season_N.htm?csp=34 http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~3/VNeBED_4ebo/2010-03-11-greece-protests-finance_N.htm Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:45:39 GMT Greek police fired tear gas to disperse protesters throwing rocks and firebombs outside Parliament as more than 20,000 people ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/-hUWtYSFXYD79Ccu5dnfd3wN51I/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/-hUWtYSFXYD79Ccu5dnfd3wN51I/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/-hUWtYSFXYD79Ccu5dnfd3wN51I/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/-hUWtYSFXYD79Ccu5dnfd3wN51I/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~4/VNeBED_4ebo" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2010-03-11-greece-protests-finance_N.htm?csp=34 http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~3/lqcpPHOtoPk/2010-03-11-obama-exports_N.htm Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:30:08 GMT President Obama is pushing a new initiative to boost U.S. exports by enforcing trade deals and promoting American-made products ... <p><a 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The state is the only one with the rule. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/ybtIx0uUOYbC12J0BBEkMnq3158/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/ybtIx0uUOYbC12J0BBEkMnq3158/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/ybtIx0uUOYbC12J0BBEkMnq3158/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/ybtIx0uUOYbC12J0BBEkMnq3158/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~4/yNCRP-SUNLE" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-03-10-florists_N.htm?csp=34 http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~3/6r4fmHxX57U/2010-03-10-liberals_N.htm Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:15:41 GMT Liberal and progressive organizations that helped propel him to the White House are turning on him now, little more than a year ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/HXyjWraOLrwYn8vm4CkerDqI2oc/0/da"><img 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http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/demographics/2010-03-10-minority-births_N.htm?csp=34 http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~3/t53twsOenqA/2010-03-10-noprom_N.htm Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:50:29 GMT A Mississippi county school board announced Wednesday it would cancel its upcoming prom after a gay student petitioned to bring ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/7pNN4JBJUsTM01Js3rohMl2-1C4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/7pNN4JBJUsTM01Js3rohMl2-1C4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/7pNN4JBJUsTM01Js3rohMl2-1C4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/7pNN4JBJUsTM01Js3rohMl2-1C4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~4/t53twsOenqA" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-03-10-noprom_N.htm?csp=34 http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~3/47w5McyfezY/2010-03-10-Pelosi-health-care_N.htm Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:57:19 GMT Democrats claimed momentum Wednesday in their drive to enact the sweeping health care legislation sought by President Barack ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/d91Hqw0pK-pHEQN9RHxeW3hWK80/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/d91Hqw0pK-pHEQN9RHxeW3hWK80/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/d91Hqw0pK-pHEQN9RHxeW3hWK80/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/d91Hqw0pK-pHEQN9RHxeW3hWK80/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~4/47w5McyfezY" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2010-03-10-Pelosi-health-care_N.htm?csp=34 http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~3/G0zX5HHnYAA/2010-03-10-iraq-election_N.htm Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:24:27 GMT The top United Nations envoy in Iraq urged election officials Wednesday to release the results of this week's historic vote as ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/9OmKOdxkL9VTkKaObhJC3vbw1Mc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/9OmKOdxkL9VTkKaObhJC3vbw1Mc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/9OmKOdxkL9VTkKaObhJC3vbw1Mc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/9OmKOdxkL9VTkKaObhJC3vbw1Mc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~4/G0zX5HHnYAA" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/iraq/2010-03-10-iraq-election_N.htm?csp=34