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President Obama speaks at Scranton High School in Scranton, Pa., on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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President Obama listens as European Council President Herman Van Rompuy speaks with the media on Monday, Nov. 28, 2011, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)
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Vice President Joseph R. Biden could be a valuable asset to President Obama's re-election bid as the campaign targets battleground states Ohio, Pennsylvania and Florida. The three states carry 67 electoral votes. (Associated Press)
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President Obama may enjoy an all-American hot dog at an NCAA game, but he doesn't seem to be savoring his role as leader of the country. (Associated Press)
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** FILE ** In this Nov. 22, 2011 file photo, President Barack Obama gestures while speaking at Central High School in Manchester, N.H. The failure of Congress' supercommittee adds a new dimension to the 2012 political contests by drawing political battle lines around broad tax increases and massive spending cuts that are now scheduled to begin automatically in 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
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Liberty, one of two turkeys "pardoned" by President Obama, peers through the slats of a carrier at his new home, Mount Vernon, after an arrival that was heralded by visitors and staff Wednesday. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Liberty and Peace, two turkeys "pardoned" by President Obama, were taken by horse-drawn cart to their new home at Mount Vernon. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Liberty is carried in a crate by livestock supervisor Lisa Pregent (left) and livestock handler Joe-Marcus Dearmon after being delivered to Mount Vernon, where he will no doubt live a longer lifespan than he would have without the pardon from President Obama. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev says his country will aim new missiles at U.S. facilities and allies in Europe in an apparent response to the Obama administration's European phased missile defense plan. (Associated Press)
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Livestock handler Joe-Marcus Dearmon (left) and livestock supervisor Lisa Pregent shows Liberty, the turkey pardoned by President Obama, its new living quarters on the grounds of Mount Vernon in Virginia on Nov. 23, 2011. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Livestock supervisor Lisa Pregent puts out water for Liberty, the turkey pardoned by President Obama, in its new pen on the grounds of Mount Vernon, Mt. Vernon in Virginia on Nov. 23, 2011. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Sarah Frances Gilroy (left), of Birmingham, Ala., and her sister Caroline show the feathers they picked up from Liberty, the turkey pardoned by President Obama, as it was welcomed to Mount Vernon in Virginia on Nov. 23, 2011. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Leta Cannon (left), 5, and Sarah Frances Gilroy (center), 7, check out Liberty, the turkey pardoned by President Obama, as it is welcomed to Mount Vernon in Virginia on Nov. 23, 2011. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Visitors and members of the media gather around Liberty, the turkey pardoned by President Obama, as it is welcomed to Mount Vernon in Virginia on Nov. 23, 2011. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Richard Huisinga, chairman of the National Turkey Federation, shakes hands with Tom Plott, who plays George Washington's farm manager James Anderson at Mount Vernon in Virginia, as Liberty, the turkey pardoned by President Obama, is welcomed to Mount Vernon on Nov. 23, 2011. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Liberty, the turkey pardoned by President Obama, is welcomed Nov. 23, 2011, to Mount Vernon in Virginia by Tom Plott, who plays James Anderson, the farm manager for George Washington. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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A crowd gathers Nov. 23, 2011, for the arrival of Liberty, the turkey pardoned by President Obama, at Mount Vernon in Virginia. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Liberty, the turkey pardoned by President Obama, is loaded Nov. 23, 2011, into a cage by livestock supervisor Lisa Pregent (left) and livestock handler Joe-Marcus Dearmon for its trip by horse and wagon to Mount Vernon in Virginia. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Liberty, the turkey pardoned by President Obama, is taken to Mount Vernon in Virginia by horse and wagon by livestock supervisor Lisa Pregent on Nov. 23, 2011. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Liberty, the turkey pardoned by President Obama, is loaded Nov. 23, 2011, into a cage for its trip by horse and wagon to Mount Vernon in Virginia. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
