list USATODAY.com News - Top Stories http://www.usatoday.com/news/default.htm USATODAY.com News - Top Stories (USA TODAY) en-us Copyright 2010, USATODAY.com, USA TODAY Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:45:06 GMT USATODAY.com News - Top Stories 142 18 http://www.usatoday.com/news/default.htm http://images.usatoday.com/_common/_images/usatodaycom_135x20.gif New president Pinera projects $30B in Chile quake damage http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~3/FV_VUEMdD68/2010-03-12-chile-quake-damage_N.htm Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:36:12 GMT Calling on Chileans to dry their tears and get to work to rebuild the nation, Sebastian Pinera is already setting an example. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/u2y-63ba-zVO_7XF37yf3U17Yjw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/u2y-63ba-zVO_7XF37yf3U17Yjw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/u2y-63ba-zVO_7XF37yf3U17Yjw/1/da"><img 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http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2010-03-12-republicans-earmarks_N.htm?csp=34 Pat Tillman's legacy: more help for military veterans in college http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~3/smzEScn_hQo/2010-03-12-IHE-veterans-scholarships12_ST_N.htm Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:00:00 GMT The Pat Tillman Foundation's Tillman Military Scholars program offers funding to veterans who demonstrate a record of service ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/Bin3kPglUEmsYLMswZyp054tHBs/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/Bin3kPglUEmsYLMswZyp054tHBs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/Bin3kPglUEmsYLMswZyp054tHBs/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/Bin3kPglUEmsYLMswZyp054tHBs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~4/smzEScn_hQo" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2010-03-12-IHE-veterans-scholarships12_ST_N.htm?csp=34 New York deal could pay $657M to sickened Ground Zero workers http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~3/gQsac9kPQrI/2010-03-11-ground-zero_N.htm Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:36:29 GMT After years of fighting in court, lawyers representing the city, construction companies and more than 10,000 ground zero rescue ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/dYwX5eN8jBJQnE1JsWFIIpoWKtA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/dYwX5eN8jBJQnE1JsWFIIpoWKtA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/dYwX5eN8jBJQnE1JsWFIIpoWKtA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/dYwX5eN8jBJQnE1JsWFIIpoWKtA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~4/gQsac9kPQrI" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-03-11-ground-zero_N.htm?csp=34 Nursing covering more health care http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~3/8rL8IMRLTjY/2010-03-11-nurse-practitioners_N.htm Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:44:42 GMT adfasdf <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/x-LW1yCrGuPjmn9NxzKF_Ya04tk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/x-LW1yCrGuPjmn9NxzKF_Ya04tk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/x-LW1yCrGuPjmn9NxzKF_Ya04tk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/x-LW1yCrGuPjmn9NxzKF_Ya04tk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~4/8rL8IMRLTjY" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2010-03-11-nurse-practitioners_N.htm?csp=34 States may hold onto tax refunds for months http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~3/21TNSd1yTpM/2010-03-11-tax-refunds_N.htm Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:55:43 GMT Residents eager to get their state tax refunds may have a long wait this year: The recession has tied up cash and caused officials ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/xxex3MEF_PNMZFdAw0yG2dcqlec/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/xxex3MEF_PNMZFdAw0yG2dcqlec/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/xxex3MEF_PNMZFdAw0yG2dcqlec/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/xxex3MEF_PNMZFdAw0yG2dcqlec/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~4/21TNSd1yTpM" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-03-11-tax-refunds_N.htm?csp=34 Potholes put dent in city coffers http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~3/FNvr6Lz1_Oo/2010-03-11-potholes_N.htm Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:27:23 GMT Drivers are battling an epidemic of teeth-rattling potholes, jarring not only wheels and tires but also transportation departments ... <p><a 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Reid's wife breaks back, neck in crash http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~3/T-Ujjy5lxN0/2010-03-11-Reid_N.htm Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:14:33 GMT Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's wife and daughter were hospitalized Thursday after their minivan was rear-ended by tractor-trailer ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/hww3UjcJXYG4-UOrgeeAJ2JlnrU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/hww3UjcJXYG4-UOrgeeAJ2JlnrU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/hww3UjcJXYG4-UOrgeeAJ2JlnrU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/hww3UjcJXYG4-UOrgeeAJ2JlnrU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~4/T-Ujjy5lxN0" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2010-03-11-Reid_N.htm?csp=34 Firm accused of hurting New Orleans' recovery http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~3/_EGTxZAGlhc/2010-03-11-hurting-recovery_N.htm Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:24:27 GMT New Orleans' watchdog has found serious problems with the work of an engineering company hired to oversee the rebuilding of city ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/XVjtUXPeClSLyT2BA9mjIev0skA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/XVjtUXPeClSLyT2BA9mjIev0skA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/XVjtUXPeClSLyT2BA9mjIev0skA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/XVjtUXPeClSLyT2BA9mjIev0skA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~4/_EGTxZAGlhc" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-03-11-hurting-recovery_N.htm?csp=34 Dems look to health vote without abortion foes http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~3/ak_npFAQgik/2010-03-11-health-care_N.htm Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:30:08 GMT House Democratic leaders abandoned a long struggle to appease the most ardent abortion opponents in their ranks, gambling Thursday ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/UUhEYusoJxjO0ti1PSpQMonEqQM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/UUhEYusoJxjO0ti1PSpQMonEqQM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/UUhEYusoJxjO0ti1PSpQMonEqQM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/UUhEYusoJxjO0ti1PSpQMonEqQM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~4/ak_npFAQgik" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2010-03-11-health-care_N.htm?csp=34