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Jerusalem - Israel is facing a period of political instability and possibly new elections, after the governing Likud party voted against Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's plan to form a coalition with the opposition Labour party in order to regain a working parliamentary majority. Sharon needs Labour's support to push through parliament his plan to unilaterally withdraw from Gaza. Observers said new elections could come within six months and mused the Likud party might even split, with Sharon and his supporters walking out to form a new political movement. Seattle, Wash. - Authorities relocated a young, black bear away from a campground in Washington state after he reportedly downed dozens of beers and passed out. Campers at the Baker Lake site north of Seattle had apparently omitted one crucial step in making their temporary abode safe ? they forgot to secure the cooler holding their stash of beer. Camp workers found the two-year-old bear lying on the ground surrounded by about 36 empty beer cans. Chicago - Talk show star Oprah Winfrey says she will present an episode about serving on a jury after she and 11 fellow jurors found a 27-year-old Chicago man guilty of murder on Wednesday. The billionaire entertainer called serving on the Coleman jury "one of the saddest, saddest experiences I've ever had." Winfrey has invited her fellow jurors to talk about the experience on her talk show Monday.
