They had the opportunity to casually chat backstage before and after the event, and I think they both really enjoyed spending that time together and also working the rope line together.

WHITEHOUSE: The White House

With respect to the issue of taking a tougher line, I think President Abbas and I spent most of our time discussing how do we solve the problem.

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Stated differently, if Simon was really betting that inflation-adjusted prices of a basket of commodity prices have a significantly negative trend over long periods of time, and Ehrlich was betting that the slope of that line was significantly positive, I think Simon wins the bet.

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