President Barack Obama, right, pets a turkey, Courage, the day before Thanksgiving, during a ceremony to pardon the bird in the North Portico of the White House in Washington Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009 as Chairman of the National Turkey Federation, Walter Pelletier and his wife Elizabeth Pelletier, look on. Malia Obama, right, and Sasha Obama are behind the President. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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