Thanksgiving
![Spectators dressed as turkeys stand behind police barricades as they wait for the 87th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, New York, Nov. 28, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/273c29fb-7f18-4b1f-8afe-cf61384a754d_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Spectators dressed as turkeys stand behind police barricades as they wait for the 87th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, New York, Nov. 28, 2013.
![Workers prepare the giant Snoopy balloon before the 87th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, New York, Nov. 28, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/ffc967e9-ab5d-4561-9d34-9790a6ac9ca0_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Workers prepare the giant Snoopy balloon before the 87th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, New York, Nov. 28, 2013.
![President Barack Obama, with daughters Sasha and Malia carries on the Thanksgiving tradition of saving the national turkey, Popcorn, from the dinner table with a "presidential pardon," at the White House, Nov. 27, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/1d3780ae-ed77-41cc-bc87-67ea3ca16a69_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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President Barack Obama, with daughters Sasha and Malia carries on the Thanksgiving tradition of saving the national turkey, Popcorn, from the dinner table with a "presidential pardon," at the White House, Nov. 27, 2013.
![President Barack Obama, right, and first lady Michelle Obama participate in a Thanksgiving service project by handing out food at the Capital Area Food Bank in Washington, Nov. 27, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/44cfe1ef-165d-4ad5-ba42-9fcf4fee381f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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President Barack Obama, right, and first lady Michelle Obama participate in a Thanksgiving service project by handing out food at the Capital Area Food Bank in Washington, Nov. 27, 2013.