U.S. President Barack Obama (R) watches as his daughter Malia pets the 2011 Thanksgiving Turkey, Liberty, alongside her sister Sasha, during a ceremony on the North Portico of the White House in Washington November 23, 2011. Since 1989, every U.S. President has pardoned the Thanksgiving Turkey. Holding Liberty is Richard Huisinga, Chairman of the National Turkey Federation. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES – Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY ANIMALS)