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Just a day before Americans across the country sit down to celebrate Thanksgiving with turkey dinners, Obama was on hand to free the turkeys. As is tradition, the president was accompanied by his daughters, Malia and Sasha. "They do this to make me feel good, not because they think this is something I should be doing, and as you get older you will be grateful when your kids are with you like this and I am grateful for this," Obama said.

This year, there were two turkeys up for the National Thanksgiving Turkey, and Americans were able to vote on Twitter for which bird should be crowned the winner. While there could only be one winner, both turkeys were freed by the president. The turkeys were named "Honest" and "Abe" by schoolchildren in California. The vote was a close race, but Abe came out on top with 55 percent of the vote. While the two turkeys are both originally from California’s Central Valley, they will not be returning to the Golden State, but rather will be spending the rest of their lives on a farm in Virginia.

"We go through difficult times, so often the news of the day can make people feel bad," the president said, "but the fact is that we live in the greatest country on earth and we are blessed in so many ways."

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