Obama (and His Autopen) Sign Patriot Act Extension

With just hours to go before the Patriot Act expired at midnight, Congress passed a four-year extension last night—but with President Obama in France, how to get it signed? With something called an autopen machine, apparently. The machine holds a pen and and signs the president’s real signature, and…

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Obama (and His Autopen) Sign Patriot Act Extension

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