Coverage dated November 17, 2021 to November 19, 2021

Biden bestows annual Thanksgiving pardon: 'Turkey is infrastructure'

Headline from The Hill

Their names are Peanut Butter and Jelly, but a pair of turkeys will avoid being eaten as part of a Thanksgiving leftovers sandwich after receiving a pardon Friday from President Biden.

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30 articles, oldest first.

  1. Politico

    White House reveals names of turkeys up for pardon — Peanut Butter and Jelly (opens Politico)

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    Politico's feed description

    Biden will gobble up the chance to grant clemency to either Peanut Butter or Jelly in a ceremony Friday.

  2. The Hill

    Peanut Butter and Jelly make debut ahead of White House turkey pardon (opens The Hill)

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    President Biden will make the first pardon of his presidency Friday as two turkeys travel to the White House for the annual National Thanksgiving Turkey Presentation.

  3. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Biden to serve justice for Peanut Butter and Jelly alongside a cornucopia of jokes at annual turkey pardon (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    ABC 17 Mid-Missouri's feed description

    By Betsy Klein, CNN President Joe Biden on Friday will gobble up his first opportunity to participate in a time-honored White House tradition: The annual Thanksgiving turkey pardon. Justice, and perhaps a side of cranberry sauce, will be served in the Rose Garden as Biden roasts two pardon contender…

  4. FOX 43 York

    Turkeys named Peanut Butter, Jelly to receive presidential pardons for Thanksgiving (opens FOX 43 York)

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    FOX 43 York's feed description

    The turkeys will be pardoned during a ceremony in the White House Rose Garden Friday.

  5. NPR

    President Biden is preparing to make his first White House turkey pardon (opens NPR)

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    Turkeys Peanut Butter and Jelly will get the chance to see another day. The two lucky birds' names were revealed, with their videos posted, on the White House Twitter page.

  6. Washington Examiner

    Biden pardons Thanksgiving turkey at the White House (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    President Joe Biden pardoned Peanut Butter the turkey over feathered friend Jelly in the 74th National Thanksgiving Turkey presentation.

  7. Wyoming Public Media

    President Biden pardons turkeys, Peanut Butter and Jelly, ahead of Thanksgiving (opens Wyoming Public Media)

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    Wyoming Public Media's feed description

    In President Biden's first turkey pardon, he spared two turkeys from the Thanksgiving dinner table. The turkeys' names — Peanut Butter and Jelly — were from a list submitted by schoolchildren.

  8. WISH-TV Indianapolis

    Biden pardons Peanut Butter and Jelly in his first presidential turkey pardon - WISH-TV | Indianapolis News | Indiana Weather (opens WISH-TV Indianapolis)

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    WISH-TV Indianapolis's feed description

    (CNN) — President Joe Biden pardoned two turkeys, named Peanut […]

  9. Fox26 Houston

    President Biden to pardon turkeys Peanut Butter and Jelly in annual Thanksgiving event (opens Fox26 Houston)

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    Fox26 Houston's feed description

    Meet two lucky turkeys! Peanut Butter and Jelly will be spared from becoming Thanksgiving's main course when they receive a presidential pardon Friday from President Joe Biden.

  10. Newsweek

    How to Watch President Joe Biden's Turkey Pardon and Thanksgiving Presentation Live (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Two turkeys are being flown in from Jasper, Indiana, to be pardoned by President Joe Biden at the White House ahead of Thanksgiving.

  11. Local News 8

    Biden pardons Peanut Butter and Jelly in his first presidential turkey pardon (opens Local News 8)

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    By Maegan Vazquez and Betsy Klein, CNN President Joe Biden pardoned two turkeys, named Peanut Butter and Jelly, on Friday during the first traditional turkey pardon ceremony of his presidency. In a joke-filled ceremony on the White House’s Rose Garden, Biden pardoned the two birds, sparing them both…

  12. Washington Times

    ‘Build Back Butterball’: Biden pardons two turkeys in annual Thanksgiving tradition (opens Washington Times)

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    President Biden on Friday pardoned two Indiana turkeys, officially sparing them from ending up on somebody’s Thanksgiving dinner table.

  13. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Biden set to participate in his first presidential turkey pardon (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    ABC 17 Mid-Missouri's feed description

    By Maegan Vazquez and Betsy Klein, CNN President Joe Biden is participating in his first presidential turkey pardon on Friday, a time-honored White House tradition ahead of Thanksgiving. The two turkeys selected this year, Peanut Butter and Jelly, are expected to make their appearance in the White H…

  14. CBS News

    Watch Live: Biden pardons turkeys Peanut Butter and Jelly ahead of Thanksgiving (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The turkeys weigh about 40 pounds each and were raised in Jasper, Indiana.

  15. The Hill

    Biden bestows annual Thanksgiving pardon: 'Turkey is infrastructure' (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    Their names are Peanut Butter and Jelly, but a pair of turkeys will avoid being eaten as part of a Thanksgiving leftovers sandwich after receiving a pardon Friday from President Biden.

  16. The Guardian

    ‘Indiana’s new power couple’: Biden pardons Thanksgiving turkeys Peanut Butter and Jelly (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    The turkeys, raised in Jasper, Indiana, were pardoned by the president on the day House passed his Build Back Better agenda

  17. Insider

    WATCH: Biden pardons his first Thanksgiving turkeys, Peanut Butter and Jelly (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    "Instead of getting basted, these two turkeys are getting boosted today," the president joked at his first White House turkey pardon ceremony.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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