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Biden opens final White House holiday season with turkey pardons

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Biden welcomed 2,500 guests to the South Lawn as he joked about the fates of 'Peach' and 'Blossom' and sounded wistful tones about the last weeks of his presidency after a half-century in Washington power circles

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  1. The Columbian

    Joe Biden begins final White House holiday season with turkey pardons for ‘Peach’ and ‘Blossom’ (opens The Columbian)

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    WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden kicked off his final holiday season at the White House on Monday by issuing the traditional reprieve to two turkeys who will bypass the Thanksgiving table to live out

  2. KTVZ Bend

    Biden grants clemency to Peach and Blossom at annual White House turkey pardon (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    By Betsy Klein, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden tapped into his presidential pardon power in the waning days of his tenure Monday, granting clemency to a pair of lucky turkeys and kicking off the holiday season.

  3. FOX 4 Dallas

    Minnesota-raised turkeys set to be pardoned at the White House (opens FOX 4 Dallas)

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    Turkeys raised in Minnesota went through a rigorous process to be pardoned by President Joe Biden.

  4. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Brooks: At the White House, a timely pardon for two Minnesota turkeys (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    President Biden pardoned two turkeys on Monday. Minnesota’s own Peach and Blossom earned their presidential pardon at the White House.

  5. KYMA Yuma

    President Biden pardons two turkeys ahead of Thanksgiving (opens KYMA Yuma)

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    At the White House Monday, President Joe Biden observed a Thanksgiving week tradition by pardoning two turkeys, Peach and Blossom.

  6. The Hill

    Biden pardons turkeys Peach and Blossom for his last White House Thanksgiving (opens The Hill)

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    President Biden pardoned the turkeys Peach and Blossom for the traditional presidential pardon ahead of Thanksgiving, which marks the start of Biden’s last holiday season at the White House. “This event marks the official start of the holiday season here is Washington.

  7. WHDH Boston

    Biden grants clemency to Peach and Blossom at annual White House turkey pardon - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden tapped into his presidential pardon power in the waning days of his tenure Monday, granting clemency to a pair of lucky

  8. Washington Times

    Biden pardons turkeys Peach and Blossom in White House Thanksgiving tradition (opens Washington Times)

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    President Biden pardoned two Minnesota turkeys on Monday, officially sparing them from ending up on somebody's Thanksgiving dinner table and continuing the annual White House tradition.

  9. Washington Examiner

    Biden honors Peach and Blossom in final turkey pardon (opens Washington Examiner)

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    President Joe Biden pardoned his final two turkeys at the White House in a lighthearted Thanksgiving tradition dating back over a century.

  10. Fox News

    Biden does his final White House Thanksgiving turkey pardoning: 'Last time to speak here as your president' (opens Fox News)

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    President Biden said the Thanksgiving turkey pardoning at the White House Monday is "my last time to speak here as your president during the season."

  11. NBC News

    Biden pardons the last turkeys of his presidency (opens NBC News)

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    President Joe Biden might be a lame-duck president, but he spent Monday sparing the lives of two birds.

  12. UPI

    'Grateful' Biden pardons turkeys in traditional White House holiday event (opens UPI)

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    On Monday, President Joe Biden pardoned two doomed-to-be-dinner turkeys at the White House in the long-standing traditional National Thanksgiving Turkey event in his last time as commander-in-chief.

  13. FOX 4 Dallas

    2 Minnesota turkeys pardoned by President Joe Biden (opens FOX 4 Dallas)

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    Two turkeys named Peach and Blossom from Minnesota have been pardoned by President Joe Biden.

  14. Local News 8

    Bidens open final White House holiday season with turkey pardons, Christmas tree and 'friendsgiving' (opens Local News 8)

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    Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, on Monday opened their final holiday season at the White House with the annual turkey pardons and Christmas tree arrival before they hosted “friendsgiving” in New York City for U.S. Coast Guard members and their families.

  15. Al Jazeera

    Biden gives final Thanksgiving turkey pardons of his presidency (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Joe Biden performed his final presidential pardons of Thanksgiving holiday turkeys.

  16. NBC New York

    Biden pardons the last turkeys of his presidency as part of Thanksgiving tradition (opens NBC New York)

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    The chosen pair, Peach and Blossom, will become agricultural ambassadors and retire at a farm in Southern Minnesota.

  17. The Fence Post

    Biden to pardon two Minnesota turkeys today (opens The Fence Post)

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    President Biden is scheduled to pardon two turkeys raised in Minnesota today in a longstanding White House ceremony. The National Turkey Federation unveiled the turkeys on Sunday in a ceremony in the ballroom of the...

  18. Roll Call

    Peach and Blossom are freed as Biden pardons turkeys for last time (opens Roll Call)

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    President Joe Biden pardoned two turkeys Monday, engaging in the annual tradition for the last time before he leaves office in January.

  19. FOX 5 DC

    Biden pardons Thanksgiving turkeys Peach and Blossom in traditional White House ceremony (opens FOX 5 DC)

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    President Biden pardoned two lucky birds on Monday at the White House’s annual Thanksgiving turkey pardon.

  20. The Boston Globe

    Biden begins final White House holiday season with turkey pardons for ‘Peach’ and ‘Blossom’ (opens The Boston Globe)

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    Biden relished the brief ceremony with the pardoned turkeys, named for the official flower of the president's home state of Delaware.

  21. Breitbart News

    WATCH: President Joe Biden Pardons Thanksgiving Turkeys for Final Time (opens Breitbart News)

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    President Joe Biden pardoned Thanksgiving turkeys for the final time on Monday as his presidency is coming to an end.

  22. CBS News

    Biden participates in his final White House turkey pardon (opens CBS News)

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    President Biden pardoned two turkeys, Peach and Blossom that hail from Minnesota, where they will return.

  23. WTOP Washington DC

    Biden pardons ‘Peach’ and ‘Blossom’ in White House Thanksgiving turkey tradition (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    Peach and Blossom are the two lucky turkeys from Minnesota who will escape a fowl fate of ending up on someone’s Thanksgiving table this year when they are pardoned Monday by President Biden at the White House.

  24. Voice of America

    Biden opens final White House holiday season with turkey pardons (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    Biden welcomed 2,500 guests to the South Lawn as he joked about the fates of 'Peach' and 'Blossom' and sounded wistful tones about the last weeks of his presidency after a half-century in Washington power circles

  25. amNewYork

    Biden’s Final Turkey Pardon Marks Last White House (opens amNewYork)

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    Biden pardons Peach and Blossom, two turkeys, during his final Thanksgiving event at the White House, reflecting on his last holiday season as president.

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