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Pres. Obama Pardons White House Turkey

Fowl is named "Courage."

The Associated Press
WFLS News

Date published: 11/25/2009

WASHINGTON (AP) - After 10 months in office, President Barack Obama granted his first pardon - to "Courage," a turkey spared the Thanksgiving table.

Accompanied by daughters Sasha and Malia, Obama honored a White House holiday tradition that dates to Harry Truman's time as president.

The president said, "Thanks to the intervention of Malia and Sasha, because I was planning to eat this sucker, Courage will also be spared this terrible and delicious fate." He said "Courage" is pardoned, "before I change my mind" and will get to live out his life in Disneyland. Obama paid tribute to the military men and women serving around the world.

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