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Obama Pardons Thanksgiving Turkey

....sparing 2 turkeys in exchange of killing 46 millions of them...what a great deal.. By Kent Klein http://www.voanews.com/content/obama-pardons-thanksgiving-turkey/1550745.html November 21, 2012   WHITE HOUSE— Although millions of Americans will eat turkey on Thursday, November 22,  as part of their Thanksgiving holiday feast, President Barack Obama has spared two special turkeys. President Obama took part on Wednesday in the lighthearted annual tradition of the presidential turkey pardon. The president entered the Rose Garden in a jovial mood, comparing the reprieve he was about to give the turkeys with his own reelection earlier this month.  “They say that life is all about second chances.  And this November, I could not agree more.  So in the spirit of the season, I have one more gift to give, and it goes to a pair of turkeys named Cobbler and Gobbler," said President Obama. The White House turkey pardon is the unofficial start of Thanksg...