Bush pardons turkeys

"WASHINGTON (AP) — President Bush spared two turkeys from becoming Thanksgiving dinner. Instead, the birds are going to Disneyland.
Thousands of people voted on the White House Web site to name the national turkey 'Marshmallow' and an alternate called 'Yam.' At a ceremony Tuesday, Bush peered into Marshmallow's eyes, stroked its white fluffy feathers and patted its red head.
In years past, turkeys spared in presidential ceremonies were sent to live at a local farm.
'Marshmallow and Yam were a little skeptical about going to a place called Frying Pan Park,' Bush said to giggling students from Clarksville Elementary School in Clarksville, Maryland."
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