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Obama Turkey Pardon

WATCH: Melissa Harris-Perry Criticizes Obama By Way Of Turkey Pardon

Posted 11.25.2012 | Media
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Melissa Harris-Perry criticized Obama on her Saturday MSNBC show by discussing his pardon of Cobbler the turkey for Thanksgiving. In her signature ...

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WATCH: Did Obama Reference Romney's "Gifts" Comment At Turkey Pardon?

The Huffington Post | Tim Stenovec | Posted 11.21.2012 | Politics
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Did President Barack Obama poke fun at Mitt Romney's infamous "gifts" comment at the National Thanksgiving Turkey Presentation on Wednesday? "They ...

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Obama Pardons Turkeys Cobbler & Gobbler In Thanksgiving Tradition

Posted 11.21.2012 | Politics
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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON -- Back from a trip to Asia, President Barack Obama took care of some holiday business, pardoning the national T...

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Presidential Turkey Pardon: It's Time for This Thanksgiving Tradition to Go

Ani Satz | Posted 01.21.2013 | Home
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Though played for laughs, the presidential turkey pardon makes a mockery of extreme animal suffering.

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LOOK: Presidents Pardon Turkeys!

Posted 11.21.2012 | Politics
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The presidential turkey pardon is an annual Thanksgiving tradition that takes place at the White House. Cobbler and his alternate, Gobbler, are the...

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5 Ways To Fight For Humane Treatment Of Turkeys This Thanksgiving

Posted 11.21.2012 | Impact
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Updated on Nov. 21, 2012 at 7:35 p.m. President Obama pardoned two turkeys on Wednesday, but the leader of the free world isn’t the only one with...

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PHOTOS: These Special Turkeys Like Carly Simon Music

The Huffington Post | Brandon Wetherbee | Posted 11.21.2012 | DC
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WASHINGTON -- Gobbler and Cobbler will be spared. The most famous turkeys of 2012 are spending a few days in the lap of luxury at the W Hotel near the...

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Katy Hall

Pardoned Turkey Suffers Fate Of His Predecessors

HuffingtonPost.com | Katy Hall | Posted 11.20.2012 | Green
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One of the two turkeys President Barack Obama pardoned last November didn't live to see his second Thanksgiving. Peace had served as the understud...

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Pardoned Turkeys Often Have 'Short Retirements'

The Huffington Post | Arin Greenwood | Posted 11.20.2012 | DC
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WASHINGTON -- On Wednesday, President Obama is scheduled to pardon one of two 19-week-old, Virginia-raised, 40-pound male turkeys, otherwise known as ...

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PHOTOS: Sasha And Malia Are All Grown Up!

The Huffington Post | Ellie Krupnick | Posted 11.23.2011 | Style
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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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WATCH: Obama Pardons Thanksgiving Turkey

Posted 11.23.2011 | Home
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President Obama took to a stage outside the White House this morning, flanked by his daughters Sasha and Malia, to offer this year's Thanksgiving turk...

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Obama Pardoning 2 Large Minnesota Turkeys

AP | JIM KUHNHENN | Posted 01.23.2012 | Green
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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 | Impact
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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 | Politics
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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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PHOTOS: Obama Pardons National Turkey

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Barack Obama performed an annual rite of presidents on Wednesday, pardoning a pair of turkeys on Thanksgiving eve and cracking joke...

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Obama Turkey Pardon: Thanksgiving At The White House

Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
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"You know, there are certain days that remind me of why I ran for this office," President Obama declared while standing outside the White House on Wed...

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