OS X 10.8.3 iMessege Sign into apple ID error - "Could Not Sign Into iMessege"

Hi! I'm just new to apple. When I try and sign into iMessege I get an error "Could not sign into iMessege" "Could not sign into iMessege please check your network connection and try again."
Any suggestions? Im on Mountian Lion OS X 10.8.3.
Thanks.

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