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The turkey pardon: A quirky White House custom

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President Trump pardoned Gobble and Waddle, two North Carolina turkeys with spotless records on Tuesday, continuing a White House tradition of cementing the poultry in American history.

Why it matters: The now infamous Thanksgiving custom has a tangled background peppered with protests, pranks and a Turkey lobby more effective than the mob.

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