美国总统签名多为机器代劳
<p><span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="secretthat">secretthat</span> <span word="nobody">nobody</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="about">about</span>: <span word="That">That</span> <span word="cherished">cherished</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="signature">signature</span> <span word="that">that</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="tucked">tucked</span> <span word="awayin">awayin</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="scrapbook">scrapbook</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="framed">framed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>.</p><p>这是美国政府内部一个“公开的秘密”，但没有人愿意谈及：很多人收藏在剪贴簿，或者装裱起来供众人欣赏的总统签名可能是自动签名机代劳的。</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="decades">decades</span>, <span word="presidents">presidents</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="parties">parties</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="autopendo">autopendo</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="liftingwhen">liftingwhen</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="scrawling">scrawling</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="signatures">signatures</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="machine">machine</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="signing">signing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="law">law</span>, <span word="apparently">apparently</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="first">first</span>.</p><p>几十年以来，两党各总统在需要完成繁重的签名任务时，自动签名机就派上了用场。不久前，自动签名机还被用于签署一项法案，这在美国历史上还属首次。</p><p><span word="Overseas">Overseas</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="lawmakers">lawmakers</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="extension">extension</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="provisions">provisions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Patriot">Patriot</span> <span word="Act">Act</span>, <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obamaemployed">Obamaemployed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="autopen">autopen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="mum">mum</span> <span word="aboutever">aboutever</span> <span word="since">since</span>.</p><p>美国国会近日通过一项法案，涉及扩大部分《爱国者法》所设权力。但奥巴马当时身处海外，于是下令用自动签名机替他签署法案。白宫对此事一直闭口不谈。</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="autopen">autopen</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="guarded">guarded</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span>," <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Jack">Jack</span> <span word="Shock">Shock</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="permission">permission</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wield">wield</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Bill">Bill</span> <span word="Clinton">Clinton</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="autopen">autopen</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="letters">letters</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="messages">messages</span>.</p>
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