US President Barack Obama (R) pardons the National Thanksgiving Turkey in a ceremony in the North Portico of the White House in Washington, DC, November 23, 2011 with his daughters Sasha (C) and Malia (2nd R) as Chairman of the National Turkey Federation Richard Huisinga (L) holds the 45-pound bird named “Liberty”. Each Thanksgiving, the President “pardons” a hand-selected turkey, sparing the bird from someone’s dinner table and ensuring the rest of its days are spent roaming on a farm or petting zoo. AFP PHOTO/Jim WATSON (Photo credit should read JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)