RSS item list in block with dates
If you're just trying to display an RSS feed (rather that import the entries into your site's actual database and then show in a view), then I would use Feedburner, which will help you get the html code to publish any RSS feed.


Get a Feedburner account
Create a new feed to manage, using the feed's URL on the front page screen
Under the 'Publicize' tab, go to 'BuzzBoost' and activate that service at the bottom of the page
Once it's activated, you can get the embed code.  Just paste that code into a brand new block, and place the block whereever you want!




p.s. Further down that same page (the Publicize -> BuzzBoost page, I just cut off my screenshot too early), you can customize the feeds settings, such as should you display a date, and if so in what format, and how many characters of the post teaser to display, etc.  Play around with them to get the feed listing you want!