President Bush pardons the National Thanksgiving Turkey in Washington
President George W. Bush (C) pardons the National Thanksgiving Turkey, Pumpkin, as he is joined by Paul Hill (L) and Nathan Hill (R) of the National Turkey Federation and members of their Hill family who helped raise Pumpkin, in the Rose Garden at the The White House in Washington on November 26, 2008. Pumpkin will be flown to Disneyland later today where he will be an honorary grand marshal in the Disneyland Thanksgiving Day Parade. (UPI Photo/Kevin Dietsch)
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