It fell to 10% in 1941 because of jobs created for the Lend-Lease program, declined further after the U.S. sent troops into battle, and by the war's end stood at 2%.

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It is so serious that the wall was never even approached when President Lincoln suspended the writ of habeas corpus, nor when President Roosevelt misled the public about the involvement in the Lend-Lease Program, nor when President Reagan misled the country and Congress about involvement with Iran-Contra.

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But Congress passed a measure last December that prohibits spending to establish a program to lease oil shale on federal lands.

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Katz says his program, which he calls "The PFS Simple Lease" refunds all interest charges to the driver if the driver wants to get out of the lease early.

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Aside from the discounted group price and performance guarantee, program participants will get a special pre-negotiated lease for 10 years with a buyout and free technical assistance from the city to evaluate their solar options.

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