Vince Reinhart from the American Enterprise Institute said neither leader can afford to drag his feet.

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He was giving a presentation on materials innovation and polymer chemistry related to next-generation electronics when Dr. Yi-Yan Yang, group leader at the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology in Singapore approached him.

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Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat is scheduled to meet with Commerce Secretary Daley, World Bank President Wolfensohn and address the Arab American Institute Foundation in Washington.

CNN: Sunday