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Barack Obama: Today I have the awesome responsibility of granting a Presidential pardon to a pair of turkeys.

On the recordNovember 23, 2010
Today I have the awesome responsibility of granting a Presidential pardon to a pair of turkeys.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks at the Thanksgiving Turkey Presentation Ceremony

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