list USATODAY.com News - Top Stories http://www.usatoday.com/news/default.htm USATODAY.com News - Top Stories (USA TODAY) en-us Copyright 2008, USATODAY.com, USA TODAY Sun, 23 Nov 2008 06:38:08 GMT USATODAY.com News - Top Stories 142 18 http://www.usatoday.com/news/default.htm http://images.usatoday.com/_common/_images/usatodaycom_135x20.gif Obama to name Geithner, Summers to economic posts http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~3/eeB291ysUKs/2008-11-23-obama-economics_N.htm Sun, 23 Nov 2008 11:36:20 GMT President-elect Barack Obama will announce the leaders of his economic team Monday, naming Timothy Geithner as treasury secretary ... <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/FlmMzsT-qvEcMGE_gwnWrYCp5vY/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/FlmMzsT-qvEcMGE_gwnWrYCp5vY/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~4/eeB291ysUKs" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/2008-11-23-obama-economics_N.htm?csp=34 Afghan raid leaves 17 militants dead http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~3/pgYWGwfk90Y/2008-11-23-afghan-raid_N.htm Sun, 23 Nov 2008 11:23:32 GMT The U.S. military says its troops killed 17 insurgents during a raid in southern Afghanistan. No U.S. or Afghan troops died. <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/1QPhqh8MzDtVXqVxI8nt6OBt46Y/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/1QPhqh8MzDtVXqVxI8nt6OBt46Y/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~4/pgYWGwfk90Y" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2008-11-23-afghan-raid_N.htm?csp=34 Historic Plymouth, Mass., hopes to become movie Mecca http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~3/q0Oq0HmewRY/2008-11-23-plymouth-goes-hollywood_N.htm Sun, 23 Nov 2008 05:00:28 GMT In this place sometimes known as America's hometown, schoolchildren and tourists flock to see Plymouth Rock, a replica of the ... <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/74A44fJAt7PMMLJRLipEvcb-kIo/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/74A44fJAt7PMMLJRLipEvcb-kIo/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~4/q0Oq0HmewRY" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-11-23-plymouth-goes-hollywood_N.htm?csp=34 White House: Meeting set on N. Korean nukes http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~3/5CUgldvSbAA/2008-11-22-bush_N.htm Sat, 22 Nov 2008 22:20:20 GMT President George W. Bush scrambled allies Saturday to secure a North Korea disarmament deal before he leaves office, rushing ... <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/wnMdQNK6VtkqVgCMq2uzRgacj5E/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/wnMdQNK6VtkqVgCMq2uzRgacj5E/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~4/5CUgldvSbAA" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2008-11-22-bush_N.htm?csp=34 Chicago, Clinton camps feed Obama's incoming team http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~3/N6cweZYKzEQ/2008-11-22-obama-transition-team_N.htm Sat, 22 Nov 2008 18:49:51 GMT Longtime, deeply loyal associates will dominate the White House inner sanctum. And veterans of Bill Clinton's presidency will ... <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/1gNN8p-0tPZckTPEpPUiCv84xTg/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/1gNN8p-0tPZckTPEpPUiCv84xTg/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~4/N6cweZYKzEQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/2008-11-22-obama-transition-team_N.htm?csp=34 Obama outlines plan to create 2.5M jobs http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~3/rmYHJE4xTk0/2008-11-22-obama-jobs_N.htm Sat, 22 Nov 2008 18:19:46 GMT President-elect Barack Obama on Saturday outlined his plan to create 2.5 million jobs in coming years to rebuild roads and bridges ... <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/NP6Qvkl7jjMrxObWz7iyKgs74PQ/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/NP6Qvkl7jjMrxObWz7iyKgs74PQ/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~4/rmYHJE4xTk0" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/2008-11-22-obama-jobs_N.htm?csp=34 Jetliner plot suspect believed dead in U.S. Pakistan strike http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~3/h7UMLR0_uqI/2008-11-22-pakistan-saturday_N.htm Sat, 22 Nov 2008 16:28:31 GMT There were unconfirmed reports that the dead included Rashid Rauf, a British suspect in a foiled plot to down trans-Atlantic ... <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/cZD9pM8kW1nmkB7KjzarTtzxCJA/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/cZD9pM8kW1nmkB7KjzarTtzxCJA/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~4/h7UMLR0_uqI" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2008-11-22-pakistan-saturday_N.htm?csp=34 British may ban 'happy hour' as drink deaths rise http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~3/CGghYy7t0EA/2008-11-22-uk-happy-hour_N.htm Sat, 22 Nov 2008 15:41:39 GMT Britain is considering a ban on "happy hour" discounts at bars and restaurants to curb drinking, a spokesman said Saturday, as ... <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/wIIyzAlzKTFmIw2dEFta495Fjvg/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/wIIyzAlzKTFmIw2dEFta495Fjvg/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~4/CGghYy7t0EA" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2008-11-22-uk-happy-hour_N.htm?csp=34 Iraq to vote on U.S. security pact Wednesday http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~3/kkkm82dIS2o/2008-11-22-us-iraq-security-pact_N.htm Sat, 22 Nov 2008 15:03:18 GMT Iraq's parliament speaker has ended the debate on the proposed Iraq-U.S. security agreement and set Wednesday for a vote on ... <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/kvuKIOzqo7kLRgdHQbknHyFPxnE/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/kvuKIOzqo7kLRgdHQbknHyFPxnE/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~4/kkkm82dIS2o" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/iraq/2008-11-22-us-iraq-security-pact_N.htm?csp=34 Greece: Pirates release chemical tanker http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~3/SyRSiYM86IM/2008-11-22-pirates_N.htm Sat, 22 Nov 2008 15:02:04 GMT A spokesman from Greece's Merchant Marine Ministry says pirates have released a Greek-owned chemical tanker that was hijacked ... <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/oojmMIKHrpAu7_vAne0MURySOVY/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/oojmMIKHrpAu7_vAne0MURySOVY/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~4/SyRSiYM86IM" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2008-11-22-pirates_N.htm?csp=34 Lame-duck U.S., Israeli leaders to meet a final time http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~3/-U_SE8_DKJo/2008-11-22-us-israel_N.htm Sat, 22 Nov 2008 14:27:34 GMT Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert heads to Washington this week for his final meeting with President George W. Bush, two lame-duck ... <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/S4XFbbuIQ6hbcWl54ICpP42FwIQ/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/S4XFbbuIQ6hbcWl54ICpP42FwIQ/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~4/-U_SE8_DKJo" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2008-11-22-us-israel_N.htm?csp=34 Panda bites student who wanted a hug http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~3/kS2sqIycRjY/2008-11-22-panda-bites-student_N.htm Sat, 22 Nov 2008 13:05:16 GMT A college student in southern China was bitten by a panda after he broke into the bear's enclosure hoping to get a hug, state ... <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/KhXCzg6LQuWPUDjZVhIlbEp6M3A/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/KhXCzg6LQuWPUDjZVhIlbEp6M3A/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~4/kS2sqIycRjY" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2008-11-22-panda-bites-student_N.htm?csp=34 Abbas: Obama should implement Arab peace plan http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~3/L2iW9xMiR4s/2008-11-22-middle-east-peace_N.htm Sat, 22 Nov 2008 12:37:45 GMT Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is asking U.S. President-elect Barack Obama to implement an Arab peace plan as soon as he ... <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/TOQMompWrcQ8E69ZVKhd48SWDSM/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/TOQMompWrcQ8E69ZVKhd48SWDSM/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~4/L2iW9xMiR4s" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2008-11-22-middle-east-peace_N.htm?csp=34 Obama low key but active in auto rescue talks http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~3/67s9EJuqD8k/2008-11-22-obama-autos_N.htm Sat, 22 Nov 2008 16:16:07 GMT The move illustrates the Obama team's reluctance to publicly weigh in on a dispute that was not only partisan but also divided ... <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/Uo400H4MYCk5-Waj4BiOaQSe-EU/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/Uo400H4MYCk5-Waj4BiOaQSe-EU/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~4/67s9EJuqD8k" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2008-11-22-obama-autos_N.htm?csp=34 Iowa college musical acts out scary Bible tales http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~3/q76HuyjzheM/2008-11-22-scary-bible_N.htm Sat, 22 Nov 2008 11:48:08 GMT The musical was first performed at the 1,200 student Christian college in northwest Iowa in February and came back for an encore ... <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/gGnTlzrQXw9ecerMExGffQSqDDI/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/gGnTlzrQXw9ecerMExGffQSqDDI/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~4/q76HuyjzheM" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.usatoday.com/news/religion/2008-11-22-scary-bible_N.htm?csp=34