If a volunteer promised to gather 300 petition signatures, "299 did not work because 300 was the goal," Harwell says. "You met the wrath of Michelle."

如果志愿者答应要搜集300个请愿签名，那么“299个也不行，因为目标是300个，”哈维尔说，“米歇尔会大为光火。”

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Signature pricing is "based on market conditions," says Fred Kimball, the boss of Kimball Petition Management, the oldest of these firms.

签名价格“基于市场行情”。弗莱德·凯姆·鲍尔，凯姆·鲍尔倡议管理处(这些公司中历史最长的)总监说。

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The petition says that she suffered "brain stem contusion injuries with associated cervical cord injury and due to this she was reduced to almost a vegetable".

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The petition says the talk show host "is engaged in a hostile attack against the US Constitution by targeting the Second Amendment", which protects an individual's right to own guns.

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The AFL-CIO says all the workers should be able to petition for permanent resident visas that would allow them eventual citizenship, but the chamber says not all of the workers may be eligible for permanent residency.

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