cnn.com - 12/19/2008
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President Bush pets Stars the national Thanksgiving turkey during a ceremony pardoning the turkey in the Rose Garden of the White House.
history.com - 12/19/2008
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history.com —
It's the centerpiece on your Thanksgiving dinner table--and
one of the most famous birds in North America....
From the moment a baby turkey pecks through its shell to the factory that transforms turkey waste into crude oil, see a world few have ever ...
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Modern Marvels - The Turkey
time.com - 12/25/2008
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time.com —
President-elect Barack Obama and his family planned a
Christmas Day that includes opening presents in the morning...
and sharing a traditional turkey and ham dinner in the evening
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Obamas to Have Turkey, Ham for Christmas
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