Turkey Pardon

PHOTOS: Sasha And Malia Are All Grown Up!

The Huffington Post | Ellie Krupnick | Posted 11.23.2011

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We know we're supposed to be excited about the sparing of the turkey's life and all, but seriously: look at how stylish Sasha and Malia are! The fa...

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Rachel Tepper

Pardoned Turkey Is A Specially-Trained Showbird (PHOTOS)

HuffingtonPost.com | Rachel Tepper | Posted 11.29.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The Thanksgiving turkey officially pardoned by President Obama on Wednesday morning isn't your run-of- the-mill bird. It's actually been...

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Pardoned Turkeys: Where Are They Now?

McSweeneys | Posted 11.23.2011

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Gobbler Pardoned by George H. W. Bush, 1989. Currently serving a life sentence in Leavenworth Penitentiary. Gobbler was convicted of two counts of ...

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Obama Pardoning 2 Large Minnesota Turkeys

AP | JIM KUHNHENN | Posted 01.23.2012

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WASHINGTON — With a wave of his hand, President Barack Obama on Wednesday gave two plump turkeys a Thanksgiving reprieve, noting that without hi...

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Obama Family Volunteers At Washington Food Pantry

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and his family have delivered turkeys that didn't receive a presidential pardon to a food pantry for the poo...

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Dan Froomkin

Turkey Spared -- But Obama's Compassion For Humans Comes Up Short

HuffingtonPost.com | Dan Froomkin | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- In one of the White House's sillier annual rituals, Barack Obama on Wednesday pardoned the second Thanksgiving turkey of his presidency....

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Thanksgiving and Washington D.C.

Kate Kelly | Posted 05.25.2011

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For this week's blog, I intended to look back at previous Thanksgiving celebrations in the White House, but I became distracted by other things that I...

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Biden Pardons Single Yam In Vice Presidential Thanksgiving Ritual

The Onion | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- In keeping with a longstanding Thanksgiving tradition, Vice President Joe Biden ceremonially pardoned a 4-pound yam today at a ceremony ...

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White House Spoofs Turkey Pardoning Ceremony (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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The White House had a little fun this year with the turkey pardon, filming a trailer for the event ahead of time with deeply dramatic editing and musi...

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Pumpkin The Pardoned Turkey: See This Year's Particularly Funny-Looking Bird (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Anya Strzemien | Posted 05.25.2011

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Turkeys are funny-looking creatures, but the recipient of this year's and George W. Bush's final presidential turkey pardon, Pumpkin, is really, reall...

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Sam Stein

Obama Talks Economy While Bush Pardons "Feathered Friends"

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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It would be hard to find a more striking contrast of presidential behavior than what transpired in the course of just a few minutes on cable news earl...

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