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Using a black Sharpie marker, Mrs. Obama spent about 90 minutes signing just her name in about 265 books, according to the publisher. Reporters were escorted from the bookstore about 15 minutes into the event. Customers were required to pre-order one copy only of the $30 book last week, then return Tuesday morning with the receipt and a government-issued ID to receive a color-coded wristband that would allow them into the signing. They also had to pass a Secret Service background check. Mrs. Obama shook hands with every book-buyer and chatted them up, despite admonitions by staff to the customers to "keep moving." "It was as exciting as I thought it would be," said Marjorie Booker, a retiree in Washington, after she walked out of the store and into a driving rain after getting her book signed. "I've been looking forward to this since Thursday. The fact that I'm soaking wet is not important." Before the signing, the first lady said all book proceeds are going to the National Park Foundation to help support the White House garden and community gardens across the country. "So buy away. It's Mother's Day. It's coming up," she said. ___ Online: Facebook page:
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