Sat Nov 14, 8:18 AM ET

U.S. President Barack Obama, left, shakes hands with Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong before the gala dinner for APEC leaders in Singapore, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

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