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Being a White House Thanksgiving turkey is the proverbial big deal. Here is one candidate with plumage and show biz stats on display — before his official presidential pardon Wednesday. (THE WHITE HOUSE)

Inside the Beltway: Americans anticipate another government shutdown in 49 days

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

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HURT: Let us all give thanks for George Mason and the Bill of Rights

By Charles Hurt

At this time of year, we sit down with our families to share festivities that incorporate all the ancient and modern traditions that define our American society. What makes this national feast possible is the abundance of peace and stability that we have enjoyed for so long. (Associated Press/File)

LAMBRO: An unhappy Thanksgiving for American workers

By Donald Lambro

LeBron hosting Thanksgiving for Heat in Cleveland

By TIM REYNOLDS - Associated Press

Butterball CEO Rod Brenneman stands in front of a group of Turkey Talk-Line experts at work in Naperville, Ill., on Friday, Nov. 22, 2013. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

Butterball CEO talks turkey — and why the company’s hot line has hired men

By Candice Choi - Associated Press

A Department of Transportation plow and sanding truck heads up Paseo del Norte in Albuquerque, N.M., Sunday, Nov. 24, 2013, after a winter storm hit New Mexico over the weekend making driving difficult. The large storm already blamed for at least eight deaths in the West slogged through Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico and other parts of the southwest Sunday as it slowly churned east ahead of Thanksgiving. (Associated Press/Albuquerque Journal, Jim Thompson)

Snowstorm wallops West; 400 flights canceled

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Prosecutor: Decision in case unlikely next week

By GARY FINEOUT - Associated Press

Get Out: The week’s pocket picks in D.C.

By Samantha Sault - Special to the Washington Times

Shoppers wait in line outside of a Best Buy store in Colma, Calif., Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012. While stores typically open in the wee hours of the morning on the day after Thanksgiving known as Black Friday, openings have crept earlier and earlier over the past few years. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Black Friday shoppers in Ohio already camping outside stores

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

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Embassy Row: Refugee camp is Iran and America’s shame

By James Morrison - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012, file photo, travelers at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport wait for ground transportation upon their arrival. During the 12-day Thanksgiving travel period in 2013, 25.1 million people are projected to fly, an increase of 1.5 percent from last year, according to Airlines for America, the industry&#8217;s trade and lobbying group. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)

Slight dip expected in Thanksgiving travel

By Meredith Somers - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Shopper Roxanna Garcia (middle) waits in line to pay for more than $1,000 in gifts at the Target store in Burbank, Calif., on Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Target to open earlier on Thanksgiving

By Anne D'Innocenzio - Associated Press

FILE - In this Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012, file photo, travelers at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport wait for ground transportation upon their arrival. During the 12-day Thanksgiving travel period in 2013, 25.1 million people are projected to fly, an increase of 1.5 percent from last year, according to Airlines for America, the industry&#8217;s trade and lobbying group. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)

Thanksgiving travel making comeback from recession dip

By Tim Devaney - The Washington Times

Pedestrians pass a Kmart store on Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2011, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Kmart shoppers vow boycott over early Thanksgiving opening

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times