However, should Boehner allow the full House vote to go forward, despite his inability to get a majority of Republicans to support the legislation, his sparing the nation from a fall from the cliff could come at the cost of his job as Speaker.

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It's going to take us through 2009, assuming we don't fall off a cliff from something unforeseen, but then we'll start to recover.

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Mr Fuller, who had a degree in molecular biology, was found dead at the foot of a 60ft (18m) cliff with a fractured skull and other injuries consistent with a fall from height.

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The children's father was found dead at the foot of a 60ft (18m) cliff at the quarry with a fractured skull and other injuries consistent with a fall from height.

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What travel agents learned from Expedia, Borders learned from Amazon, Tower Records learned from Apple iTunes and Blockbuster learned from Netflix, the traditional game makers are about to learn from free-to-play online video game companies: their business is about to fall off a cliff.

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We know the dark abyss is there and the fall is steep, so we need some regenerative braking and clever maneuvering out of our current trajectory, away from the cliff.

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