Can my MBP (April 2006, Core Duo) run Lion?

...Or does Apple have me in a corner again?

Sorry to contradict OrangeMarlin but only the Late 2006 MBP (and later) models do have a Core 2 Duo which is the minimum processor for Lion.
The Eraly and Mid 2006 MBPs have a Core Duo processor and therefor don't meet the requirements for OSX Lion:
General requirements
Mac computer with an Intel Core 2 Duo, Core i3, Core i5, Core i7, or Xeon processor
2GB of memory
OS X v10.6.6 or later (v10.6.8 recommended)
7GB of available space
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Stefan

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