Now that he has Mr Bush's support for the Gaza pull-out, Mr Sharon plans to put it to a binding referendum among members of his Likud Party shortly and then to votes in the cabinet and the Israeli parliament.

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Headlining the group is the VX9700 "Dare" -- Verizon's Prada-alike, if you recall -- which is allegedly now being targeted for a July 4 online release and an in-store launch shortly thereafter (we'd say those dates put it at risk of cannibalization from the Glyde, but the Dare'll win the photography battle with a 3.2 megapixel sensor versus the Glyde's measly 2).

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The ex-convict was caught and disarmed shortly after the robbery, but it took police considerable time to find out "where he had put the fruit", the newsru.com website reports.

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