Obama pardons Thanksgiving Turkey Apple

English.news.cn 2010-11-25

U.S. President Barack Obama (R) pardons the National Thanksgiving Turkey, named Apple, during a ceremony with his daughters Sasha (C) and Malia in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington D.C., capital of the United States, Nov. 24, 2010. Obama speared the turkey on Wednesday from being served for Thanksgiving dinner. In the United States, Thanksgiving falls on the fourth Thursday of November and is part of four day long weekend marking the most popular family reunion time in a year. (Xinhua/Zhang Jun)

The National Thanksgiving Turkey, named Apple, waits
to be pardoned by U.S. President Barack Obama in the
Rose Garden of the White House in Washington D.C., capital
of the United States, Nov. 24, 2010. (Xinhua/Zhang Jun)