An F1 test was duly arranged and Button almost immediately went 0.5secs a lap faster than regular driver Jean Alesi.

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It was not immediately clear if the assessment was what prompted the hastily arranged trip to Washington by Iraq civilian administrator L. Paul Bremer, who met Tuesday at the White House with President Bush and senior national security officials.

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Prime therefore arranged things so that the department could hand back 10% immediately, with an extra 2% to be vacated without penalty in each of the next 15 years.

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