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** FILE** President Franklin D. Roosevelt carved the turkey during the annual Thanksgiving dinner for polio patients at Warm Springs, Ga., on Dec. 1, 1933. First lady Eleanor Roosevelt was by his side. Roosevelt was jeered for changing the date of the holiday in 1939. Critics dubbed the revised holiday as “Franksgiving.” (Associated Press)

Roosevelt’s movable feast sparked outrage in year of ‘Franksgiving’

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

NHL lockout talks break off again with frustration

By RONALD BLUM - Associated Press

Anne Brennan (right) of Hingham, Mass., and (from left) brother-in-law Steve Marshall, of Hingham; niece Rebecca Malone and husband Brian Malone, of Duxbury, Mass.; and nephew Andrew Marshall, of Quincy, Mass., talk politics over dinner. (Associated Press)

Turkey with side of politics can be unpalatable

By Jocelyn Noveck - Associated Press

A presidential Thanksgiving past: President George W. Bush prepares to serve dinner to U.S. troops in Baghdad after paying a surprise Thanksgiving Day visit to Iraq in 2003. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Inside the Beltway: The pies have it

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

Illustration: Thanksgiving by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

EDITORIAL: The war on Thanksgiving

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times

Illustration Giving Thanks by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

NOVAK: Giving thanks for American Exceptionalism

By Michael Novak

Illustration: Pilgrims

STEVENS: Remember the persecuted church

By Ben Stevens

Illustration Convention States by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times

DEAN: This Thanksgiving, look to future as well as the past

By Warren L. Dean Jr.

Sir Paul McCartney (Greg Groesch/The Washington Times)

An open letter to Sir Paul McCartney, from America on Thanksgiving Day

By Patrick Hruby - The Washington Times

Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III and coach Mike Shanahan won't have as much time to strategize before Thursday's game against Dallas. Washington needs a win to stay in the NFC East hunt. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Cram session for Redskins, Cowboys in shortened week

By Stephen Whyno - The Washington Times

**FILE** A sign marks Wall Street in New York. (Associated Press)

U.S. stocks rise on hopes for budget deal, Europe

By Daniel Wagner - Associated Press

Denise Smith-Lad asks her grandson, Jordan Smith, 6, what he would like to eat as they camp in front of a Best Buy store in Cockrell Hill, Texas, on Monday. Mrs. Smith and her family lined up for the deals available on the day after Thanksgiving. (Associated Press)

Hungry retailers crash Thanksgiving dinner with ‘Gray Thursday’

By Andrea Billups - The Washington Times

** FILE ** D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray (Ryan M.L. Young/The Washington Times/File)

SIMMONS: It’s time to talk turkey when it comes to out-of-city students

The Washington Times

HAGELIN: Savor relationships on Thanksgiving

By Rebecca Hagelin

Make the centerpiece of your Thanksgiving meal easy and tasty by roasting the holiday turkey with savory vegetables and a coating of butter. (Associated Press)

Simple turkey lets you enjoy family

By Alison Ladman - Associated Press

The number of Americans hitting the road for Thanksgiving is expected to increase slightly this year over 2011, according to AAA’s travel forecast released Tuesday. Many of the trips, however, will be shorter as household budgets remain tight. (Associated Press)

More will be driving this Thanksgiving

By Samantha Bomkamp - Associated Press

**FILE** Cars fill a San Diego highway on Nov. 22, 2011, two days before Thanksgiving. (Associated Press)

AAA: Thanksgiving travel should increase slightly

By Samantha Bomkamp - Associated Press

Economy Briefs: Target latest to expand Thanksgiving hours

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

This Nov. 24, 2011 photo courtesy of Kalli Ryti shows her son, Cooper Bourret, racing a turkey to the finish line at the Huffing for Stuffing Thanksgiving Day Run in Bozeman, Mont. Ryti runs the race with her family every year before enjoying a turkey dinner. (AP Photo/Courtesy Kalli Ryti, Mike Bourret)

Exercise before eating keeps families fit for holidays

By Melissa Kossler Dutton - Associated Press

Travelers check their luggage at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago two days before last Christmas. There are bargains on travel during “dead zone” periods not so close to holidays, according to those in the know. (Associated Press)

Travelers can find holiday bargains

By Tim Devaney - The Washington Times