Bush pardens 2008 Thanksgiving turkey
2008-11-27 03:42:36 GMT2008-11-27 11:42:36 (Beijing Time)
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U.S. President George W. Bush (L) stands next to turkey farmer Nathan Hill, of Elsworth, Iowa, after he pardons "Pumpkin," the National Thanksgiving Turkey in the Rose Garden of the White House, Nov. 26, 2008. Pumpkin will travel to Disneyland later today to participate in the Thanksgiving Day Parade in California. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
U.S. President George W. Bush (C) gathers with children and National Turkey Federation officials as he pardons "Pumpkin", the 2008 Thanksgiving turkey, during a ceremony in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington Nov. 26, 2008. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
Turkeys stand in their pen at the Seven Acres Poultry Farm in North Reading, Massachusetts, Nov. 26, 2008, one day before the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
U.S. President George W. Bush (C) gathers with children and National Turkey Federation officials as he pardons "Pumpkin", the 2008 Thanksgiving turkey, during a ceremony in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington Nov. 26, 2008.