It is clear that Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is very keen to make the Arab world believe that he is ready, willing and able to -- in his words -- "liberate" the region he refers to as Palestine, where the Palestinian Authority has been working toward the creation of its own state, separate from Israel.

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Liberate's software is similar to Foundation and Moxi, and Comcast will be able to deploy it on its own, possibly much more cheaply.

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Mobile applications have become popular in finance because they liberate executives from their desks and allow them to work around in the business while still being able to check on transactions.

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