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House passes health care bill on close vote- In a victory for President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed landmark health care legislation Saturday night to expand coverage to tens of millions who lack it and place tough new restrictions on the insurance industry. Republican opposition was nearly unanimous.
Some saw trouble ahead with Fort Hood shooter- In retrospect, the signs of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan's growing anger over the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan seem unmistakable. But even people who worried his increasingly strident views were clouding his ability to serve the U.S. military could not predict the murderous rampage of which he now stands accused.
Ida becomes hurricane a 2nd time off Mexico coast- Ida grew into a hurricane for a second time as it roared over the Caribbean on a path that could take it between Mexico's resort-studded Yucatan Peninsula and Cuba before heading for the southern United States.
- Twenty years ago Monday, they danced atop the Berlin Wall, feet thudding on the cold concrete, arms raised in victory, hands clasped in friendship and giddy hope.
- A suicide bomber apparently targeting an anti-Taliban mayor struck a crowded market Sunday in northwest Pakistan, killing the mayor and 11 other people and injuring dozens, police said.
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VH1 and Slide Inc. Partner to Bring VH1-Branded SuperPoke! Actions to the Web and TV
The "I Love Money SuperPoke!Fest" will launch online at ILoveMoney.VH1.com
on
Using a lottery method, select users will have their SuperPoke! actions appear on TV during the course of the marathon, along with their name and recipient's name. They will also be notified about what day/hour their SuperPoke! action will appear. The on-air marathon will include persistent messaging and graphics that will provide the backdrop and TV screen real estate to display selected users' SuperPoke! actions.
"Partnering with Slide to create VH1's SuperPoke!Fest gives us yet another unique and effective way to reach our viewers as we launch and brand our new series 'I Love Money,'" said
"Slide and VH1 are both companies that excel at entertaining their
audiences," said
About "I Love Money" and VH1's "Of Love" Marathon
America's favorite contestants from VH1's hit series "Rock of Love," "I
Love New York" and "Flavor of Love" are set to star in the network's newest
'celebreality' series, "I Love Money" premiering on
VH1's "Rock of Love," "I Love New York" and "Flavor of Love" marathon will
run from
VH1 connects viewers to the music, artists and pop culture that matter to them most with TV series, specials, live events, exclusive online content and public affairs initiatives. VH1 is available in 90 million households in the U.S. VH1 also has an array of digital channels and services including VH1Classic, VH1 Soul, VH1 Mobile, VH1 Games and extensive broadband video on VH1.com. Connect with VH1 at VH1.com.
About Slide, Inc.
Slide is the world's largest publisher of social entertainment
applications. We offer people the ability to engage and have fun with one
another using the relationships they've already developed on social networks
such as Facebook and MySpace. The social networks benefit from increased
activity, advertisers benefit from an exuberant audience, and our users can
share favorite videos, send virtual lattes or even throw sheep at each other.
At Slide, we take fun very seriously. That's why more than 170 million people
interact with our products -- including SuperPoke!, Top Friends and FunWall --
every month, making Slide one of the largest Web properties in the world.
Launched in 2005 and founded by PayPal co-founder
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