Alexander Hamilton proposed a bi-metallic system of 15:1 which almost never worked effectively.

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In New York City, Chinese companies have won contracts to help renovate the subway system, refurbish the Alexander Hamilton Bridge over the Harlem River and build a new Metro-North train platform near Yankee Stadium.

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Hamilton also left a lasting mark on our judicial system.

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Hamilton, 24, said the Kers (Kinetic Energy Recovery System) power-boost system - which Ferrari are also using - proved "anything can happen" and the Briton is optimistic he can replicate the pace he found in Hungary.

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Hamilton's role as the architect of America's financial system is fairly well known: he founded the Treasury department and unified the national currency and debt.

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Lewis Hamilton would have failed to win this year's title under such a system, which Ecclestone wants for 2009.

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Hamilton's fast start, made possible by the Kers power-boost system on his McLaren, catapulted him ahead of Vettel on the run down to the first corner and was crucial in deciding the result of the race.

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The programme features footage from a PETAL (People Experiencing Trauma and Loss) meeting in Hamilton where parents of other murder victims say they feel let down by Scotland's legal system.

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But after benefiting from his Kers power-boost system to contest the lead with Webber and Barrichello going into the first corner, Hamilton was tapped from behind by the eventual winner and got a puncture.

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