Falling off a cliff is never a good idea. Then again, neither is digging yourself deeper into a hole. Those are the messages, contradictory but compelling, embedded in a new report from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) about the fast-approaching “ fiscal cliff .” The economy will confront the precipice at year’s end, on account of a confluence of tax cuts set to expire and spending cuts scheduled to kick in. Read full article > >

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Responsibility is missing as ‘fiscal cliff’ approaches

KABUL —The Twitter war began in earnest Sept. 14, in the midst of a sustained attack on the U.S. Embassy in Kabul and the adjacent headquarters of the U.S.-led international military force. Until then, NATO officials had kept close tabs on the messages posted on two accounts linked to the Taliban’s media arm — but had refrained from engaging or acknowledging them. Read full article > >

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U.S. military, Taliban use Twitter to wage war

Could this get worse? A Nevada woman has revealed a string of raunchy messages that she claims came from Rep. Anthony Weiner. In the messages, Lisa Weiss, a 40-year-old blackjack dealer, says Weiner boasted about his penis size, asked her to make “a…

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Data and documents taken from Osama bin Laden’s compound show that his messages did make it out to other members of al Qaeda, a U.S. official says.

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Details from Osama bin Laden’s journal revealed

AT FORT CAMPBELL, KY. Emily Franks was playing with her toddler when a soldier called from Afghanistan with devastating news.

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When the messages home stop

Just like humans, orangutans use mime to get their messages across, scientists report

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Orangutans show talent for mime